# Paravalur Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/paravalur/ Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore # Paravalur Paravalur is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606001**. The 2011 Census counted **4,054 people in 1,017 households**, the 17th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 4,054people (2011) - 1,017households - 67.2%literacy - 606001PIN code ## Paravalur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paravalur is 606001.** Paravalur falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606001 - Gram panchayatParavalur - Community development blockVirudhachalam - Census village code637140 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paravalur from nearby towns? - Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)69 km by road - Virudhachalam (nearest town)7 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 Paravalur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Paravalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Virudhachalam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Virudhachalam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Virudhachalam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Paravalur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 61% of the 680 hectares of village land is sown, and 387 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 Paravalur Of every 100 households in Paravalur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Paravalur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****6%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **83% Tap water ****96%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **79% Use banking services ****32%** **54% Television ****45%** **87% Mobile phone ****66%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Paravalur? ■ Paravalur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832** **852 Working population ****55.3%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.8% for men and 57.7% for women. 60% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 245 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,807 (81%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 140 (6%) · **■** Marginal 30 (1%) 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 Virudhachalam - Periyanesalur4,272 people - Vadakkuvellur4,233 people - Uthangal4,188 people - Kammapuram4,149 people - Kuppanatham4,025 people - Palakkollai4,018 people - U.Agaram3,990 people - Karkudal3,926 people [All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paravalur?606001 - How far is Paravalur from Cuddalore?69 km by road - What is the population of Paravalur?4,054 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paravalur in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Paravalur?67.2% (Census 2011)