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 forms part of the district's rural administration. 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.
According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the taluka was 881 km², including 848.97 km² of rural area and 31.80 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 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
According to the 2011 Census, Vandavasi Taluka had a total population of 3,36,121 people living in 82,681 households. The population comprised 1,67,876 males and 1,68,245 females, with an average population density of 382 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| 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 |
Vandavasi Taluka had 2,25,473 literate people and 33,510 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 89,535 and 6,151 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| 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.