# Thavalam Village, Nimmanapalle, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/nimmanapalle/thavalam/ Village · Nimmanapalle, Chittoor # Thavalam Thavalam is a village in Nimmanapalle sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517280**. The 2011 Census counted **2,403 people in 636 households**, the 7th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%. - 2,403people (2011) - 636households - 55.0%literacy - 517280PIN code ## Thavalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thavalam is 517280.** Thavalam falls in Nimmanapalle sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517280 - Gram panchayatThavalam - Community development blockNimmanapalle - Census village code596155 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thavalam from nearby towns? - Nimmanapalle (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)123 km by road - Madanapalle (nearest town)25 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 Thavalam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Thavalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nimmanapalle - ○Degree college10+ km · Madanapalle - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madanapalle - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Thavalam known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and tomato**. About 22% of the 1,050 hectares of village land is sown, and 189 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 Thavalam Of every 100 households in Thavalam in 2011, 80 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thavalam · ■ Nimmanapalle rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **89% Toilet within the home ****7%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **85% Tap water ****86%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **88% Use banking services ****78%** **70% Television ****34%** **43% Mobile phone ****51%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **33% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Thavalam? ■ Thavalam · ■ Nimmanapalle rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%** **64.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **1028 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039** **1008 Working population ****61.5%** **57.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.5% for men and 45.5% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 188 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,130 (76%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 95 (6%) · **■** Marginal 50 (3%) 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 Nimmanapalle - Vengamvaripalle5,054 people - Reddivaripalle4,258 people - Agraharam3,617 people - Rachavetivaripalle2,766 people - Machireddigaripalle1,532 people - Bandlapai1,315 people - Chowkillavaripalle490 people [All 10 villages in Nimmanapalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/nimmanapalle/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thavalam?517280 - How far is Thavalam from Chittoor?123 km by road - What is the population of Thavalam?2,403 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thavalam in?Chittoor district (Nimmanapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Thavalam?55.0% (Census 2011)