Vandavasi Taluka - Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
Vandavasi is an administrative taluka in the Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Vandavasi is the main town for most villages within the taluka. The nearest railway station is situated at Olakur, while the nearest airport is Pondicherry Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 48.7 km.
The total area of the taluka is 881 km², including 848.97 km² rural area and 31.80 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1002 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Vandavasi Taluka
Vandavasi Taluka has a total of 167 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:
| Sl. No. | Village Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Achamangalam | Rural | Achamangalam |
| 2 | Adiyankuppam | Rural | Andiyanur-Adiyankuppam |
| 3 | Adiyanur | Rural | Andiyanur-Adiyankuppam |
| 4 | Agarakorakottai | Rural | Agarakorakottai |
| 5 | Agaram | Rural | Vazhur-Agaram |
| 6 | Alapirenthan (Then) | Rural | Ayalavadi |
| 7 | Ammanambakkam | Rural | Ammanambakkam |
| 8 | Amudur | Rural | Amudur |
| 9 | Anaibogi | Rural | Anaibogi |
| 10 | Arasur | Rural | Arasur |
| 11 | Ariyampoondi | Rural | Perugadaputhur |
| 12 | Ariyapadi | Rural | Ariyapadi |
| 13 | Ariyathur | Rural | Ariyathur |
| 14 | Arunkunam | Rural | Arungunam |
| 15 | Arunthodu | Rural | Arunthodu |
| 16 | Athipakkam | Rural | Athipakkam |
| 17 | Avnavadi | Rural | Vengaram-Avanavadi |
| 18 | Ayalavadi | Rural | Ayalavadi |
| 19 | Badur | Rural | Badhur |
| 20 | Badur R.F. | Rural | Badhur |
| 21 | Birudur | Rural | Birudur |
| 22 | Chitharugavoor | Rural | Chitharugavur |
| 23 | Desur | Urban | Not applicable |
| 24 | Elangadu | Rural | Elangadu |
| 25 | Embalam | Rural | Embalam |
| 26 | Eramalur | Rural | Eramalur |
| 27 | Eripattu | Rural | Eripattu |
| 28 | Erumbur | Rural | Erumbur |
| 29 | Eyipakkam | Rural | Badhur |
| 30 | Garudapuram | Rural | Kilseeshamangalam |
| 31 | Gengampoondi | Rural | Gengampoondi |
| 32 | Goodalur | Rural | Goodalore |
| 33 | Goonambadi | Rural | Gunambadi |
| 34 | Injimedu | Rural | Injimedu |
| 35 | Irumbedu | Rural | Irumbedu |
| 36 | Irumbili | Rural | Kodiyalam |
| 37 | Jammambattu | Rural | Nadukuppam |
| 38 | Japthikaranai | Rural | Japthikarani |
| 39 | Kadambai | Rural | Kadambai |
| 40 | Kalpattu Nainankuppam | Rural | Badhur |
| 41 | Kandavaratti | Rural | Kandavarati |
| 42 | Kandiyanallur | Rural | Srirangarajapuram |
| 43 | Karam | Rural | Kaaram |
| 44 | Karanai | Rural | Karanai |
| 45 | Katteri | Rural | S. Katteri |
| 46 | Kavaniyathur | Rural | Kavaniyathur |
| 47 | Kavedu | Rural | Kilkodungalore |
| 48 | Kilankunam | Rural | Gengampoondi |
| 49 | Kilnamandi | Rural | Kilnamandi |
| 50 | Kilnarma | Rural | Kilnarma |
| 51 | Kilpakkam | Rural | Kilpakkam |
| 52 | Kodanallur | Rural | Kodanallur |
| 53 | Kodiyalam | Rural | Kodiyalam |
| 54 | Kodungalur (Kil) | Rural | Kilkodungalore |
| 55 | Kodungalur (Mel) | Rural | Melkodungalore |
| 56 | Koilkuppam | Rural | Koilkuppam-Sathanur |
| 57 | Koothampattu | Rural | Kuthampattu |
| 58 | Koothavedu | Rural | Agarakorakottai |
| 59 | Korakottai | Rural | Korakottai |
| 60 | Kosapattu | Rural | Ozhapakkam-Kosapattu |
| 61 | Kothandapuram | Rural | Kothandapuram |
| 62 | Kottai | Rural | Kottai |
| 63 | Kovalai | Rural | Kovalai |
| 64 | Kovalaivedu (Kil) | Rural | Kilkovalaivedu |
| 65 | Kunnagampundi | Rural | Kunnagampoondi |
| 66 | Mahadevimangalam | Rural | Mahadevimangalam |
| 67 | Mahamai Thirumani | Rural | Magamaithirumani |
| 68 | Malaiyur | Rural | Mazhaiyur |
| 69 | Mamandur | Rural | Mangalam-Mamandur |
| 70 | Mambattu | Rural | Mambattu |
| 71 | Mangalam | Rural | Mangalam-Mamandur |
| 72 | Manganallur | Rural | Manganallur |
| 73 | Manickkamangalam | Rural | Kolipuliyur |
| 74 | Marudhadu | Rural | Marudadu |
| 75 | Mavalavadi | Rural | Mavalavadi |
| 76 | Mazhavankaranai | Rural | Mazhavankarani |
| 77 | Meesanallur | Rural | Meesanallur |
| 78 | Melpalayam | Rural | Thavani |
| 79 | Melpathi | Rural | Melpathi |
| 80 | Mosavadi | Rural | Mosavadi |
| 81 | Mudur | Rural | Mudur |
| 82 | Mummuni | Rural | Mummuni |
| 83 | Nadukuppam | Rural | Nadukuppam |
| 84 | Nalleri | Rural | Soraputhur |
| 85 | Nallur | Rural | Periyakuppam |
| 86 | Nambedu | Rural | Nambedu |
| 87 | Nambedu R.F | Rural | Nambedu |
| 88 | Navalpakkam | Rural | S. Navalpakkam |
| 89 | Nedungunam R.F. | Rural | Nedungunam |
| 90 | Nelliankulam | Rural | Neliyankulam |
| 91 | Nerkunam | Rural | Nerkunam |
| 92 | Osur | Rural | Osur |
| 93 | Ozhapakkam | Rural | Ozhapakkam-Kosapattu |
| 94 | Padiri | Rural | Padhiri |
| 95 | Padur | Rural | Padur |
| 96 | Palaveri | Rural | Pazhaveri |
| 97 | Pancharai | Rural | Pancharai |
| 98 | Pappanallur | Rural | Gunambadi |
| 99 | Pennattagaram | Rural | Pennattagaram |
| 100 | Peranamallur | Urban | Not applicable |
| 101 | Perunkadaputhur | Rural | Perugadaputhur |
| 102 | Ponnur | Rural | Ponnur |
| 103 | Ponnur R.F. | Rural | Ponnur |
| 104 | Pulivoy | Rural | Pulivoy |
| 105 | Punnai | Rural | Punnai |
| 106 | Puthur (Kil) | Rural | Kilputhur |
| 107 | Ragunathasamudram | Rural | Ragunadasamudram |
| 108 | Ramasamudram | Rural | Ramasamudram |
| 109 | Reddikuppam | Rural | Reddikuppam |
| 110 | Salavedu | Rural | Salavedu |
| 111 | Salukkai | Rural | Salukkai |
| 112 | Sathamangalam (Kil) | Rural | Kilsathamangalam |
| 113 | Sathanoor | Rural | Koilkuppam-Sathanur |
| 114 | Sathapoondi | Rural | Sathapoondi |
| 115 | Sathiyavadi | Rural | Sathiyavadi |
| 116 | Sedarakuppam | Rural | Sadarakuppam |
| 117 | Seeshamangalam (Kil) | Rural | Kilseeshamangalam |
| 118 | Seeyalam | Rural | Velliambakkam |
| 119 | Seeyamangalam | Rural | Seeyamangalam |
| 120 | Sembedu (Kil) | Rural | Kilsembedu |
| 121 | Sembedu (Mel) | Rural | Anaibogi |
| 122 | Sembur | Rural | Sembur |
| 123 | Senal | Rural | Senal |
| 124 | Sennavaram | Rural | Sennavaram |
| 125 | Septankulam | Rural | Septankulam |
| 126 | Settupattu | Rural | Chetpet |
| 127 | Singampoondi | Rural | Mazhaiyur |
| 128 | Sirunavalpakkam | Rural | S. Navalpakkam |
| 129 | Sivanam | Rural | Sivanam |
| 130 | Sogathur | Rural | Sogathur |
| 131 | Soraputhur | Rural | Soraputhur |
| 132 | Sri Rangarajapuram | Rural | Srirangarajapuram |
| 133 | Thadinolambai | Rural | Thadinolambai |
| 134 | Thakkandarayapuram | Rural | Thakkandarayapuram |
| 135 | Thalampallam | Rural | Salukkai |
| 136 | Thavani | Rural | Thavani |
| 137 | Thazhuthazhy | Rural | Thaluthalai |
| 138 | Thellar | Rural | Thellar |
| 139 | Thellur | Rural | Thellur |
| 140 | Thenkkarai | Rural | Thenkarai |
| 141 | Thennangur | Rural | Thennangur |
| 142 | Thennathur | Rural | Thennathur |
| 143 | Thensenthamangalam | Rural | Thensenthamangalam |
| 144 | Thenthinnalur | Rural | Thenthinnalur |
| 145 | Theyyar | Rural | Theyyar |
| 146 | Tirakoil | Rural | Thirakoil |
| 147 | Ulundai | Rural | Ulundai |
| 148 | Urgudi | Rural | Thakkandarayapuram |
| 149 | Vadakkupattu | Rural | Vadakkupattu |
| 150 | Vadugamangalam | Rural | Vallam |
| 151 | Vallan | Rural | Vallam |
| 152 | Vanakkambadi (Then) | Rural | Thenvanakkampadi |
| 153 | Vanakkambadi (Vada) | Rural | Vadavanakkampadi |
| 154 | Vandavasi | Urban | Not applicable |
| 155 | Vazhur | Rural | Vazhur-Agaram |
| 156 | Vedal | Rural | Vedal |
| 157 | Veliambakkam | Rural | Velliambakkam |
| 158 | Velliyur (Kil) | Rural | Kilvelliyur |
| 159 | Vengaram | Rural | Vengaram-Avanavadi |
| 160 | Vengunam | Rural | Vengundram |
| 161 | Vengunam R.F. | Rural | Vengundram |
| 162 | Venmandai | Rural | Venmandai |
| 163 | Vilanallur | Rural | Villanallur |
| 164 | Vilangadu | Rural | Villangadu |
| 165 | Villivalam (Kil) | Rural | Kilvellivalam |
| 166 | Visamangalam R.F. | Rural | Visamangalam |
| 167 | Vizhuthupattu | Rural | Vizudupattu |
Population of Vandavasi Taluka
As per the Census 2011, Vandavasi Taluka has a total population of 3,36,121 people, consisting of 1,67,876 males and 1,68,245 females. There are 82,681 households in the taluka with an average population density of 382 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 3,36,121 | 2,94,403 | 41,718 |
| Male Population | 1,67,876 | 1,47,186 | 20,690 |
| Female Population | 1,68,245 | 1,47,217 | 21,028 |
| Total Households | 82,681 | 72,742 | 9,939 |
| Population Density | 382 / km² | 347 / km² | 1,312 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 2,25,473 literate people and 33,510 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 89,535 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 6,151 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 33,510 | 29,200 | 4,310 |
| Literate Population | 2,25,473 | 1,93,758 | 31,715 |
| Illiterate Population | 1,10,648 | 1,00,645 | 10,003 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 89,535 | 83,250 | 6,285 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 6,151 | 5,546 | 605 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.