# Tavalam Village, Tanakal, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/tanakal/tavalam/ Village · Tanakal, Anantapur # Tavalam Tavalam is a village in Tanakal sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515571**. The 2011 Census counted **7,058 people in 1,826 households**, the 2nd largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 7,058people (2011) - 1,826households - 58.5%literacy - 515571PIN code ## Tavalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tavalam is 515571.** Tavalam falls in Tanakal sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515571 - Gram panchayatTavalam,Diguva Thotlapalle&Gemenaiktanda - Community development blockTanakal - Census village code595488 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tavalam from nearby towns? - Tanakal (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)127 km by road - Kadiri (nearest town)35 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Tavalam? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Tavalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 16 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tanakal - ○Degree college10+ km · Kadiri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tanakal - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tavalam known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and sun flower**. About 60% of the 4,509 hectares of village land is sown, and 751 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Tavalam Of every 100 households in Tavalam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tavalam · ■ Tanakal rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **88% Tap water ****64%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **92% Use banking services ****77%** **70% Television ****35%** **40% Mobile phone ****46%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****39%** **32% Own their home ****98%** **93% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Tavalam? ■ Tavalam · ■ Tanakal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%** **58.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1049** **1028 Working population ****57.2%** **53.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.6% for men and 46.2% for women. 63% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,361 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,296 (32%) · **■** Household industry 29 (1%) · **■** Other work 445 (11%) · **■** Marginal 908 (22%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Tanakal - Tanakal11,908 people - Kokkanti5,531 people - Balasamudram3,479 people - Bonthalapalle3,248 people - T.Sadum2,890 people [All 20 villages in Tanakal](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/tanakal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tavalam?515571 - How far is Tavalam from Anantapur?127 km by road - What is the population of Tavalam?7,058 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tavalam in?Anantapur district (Tanakal sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Tavalam?58.5% (Census 2011)