# Siruvalur Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/siruvalur/ Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode # Siruvalur Siruvalur is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638054**. The 2011 Census counted **7,923 people in 2,576 households**, the 3rd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%. - 7,923people (2011) - 2,576households - 66.5%literacy - 638054PIN code ## Siruvalur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Siruvalur is 638054.** Siruvalur falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638054 - Gram panchayatSiruvalur - Community development blockGobichettipalayam - Census village code634941 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Siruvalur from nearby towns? - Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Erode (district HQ)32 km by road - Kolappalur (nearest town)3 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 Siruvalur? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Siruvalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vellankovil - ○Degree college10+ km · Lakkampatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gobichettipalayam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Siruvalur known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, turmeric and banana**. Products made here include palm sugar and thread. About 79% of the 2,522 hectares of village land is sown, and 734 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 Siruvalur Of every 100 households in Siruvalur in 2011, 83 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Siruvalur · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **89% Toilet within the home ****27%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **54% Tap water ****62%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **50% Use banking services ****52%** **53% Television ****85%** **83% Mobile phone ****55%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****46%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****90%** **87% 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 Siruvalur? ■ Siruvalur · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%** **65.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908** **959 Working population ****60.3%** **61.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.4% for men and 56.5% for women. 69% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,018 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,600 (34%) · **■** Household industry 131 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,516 (32%) · **■** Marginal 510 (11%) 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 Gobichettipalayam - Kalingiyam9,722 people - Perumugai8,314 people - Karattupalayam7,835 people - Modachur7,666 people - Punjaithuraipalayam7,568 people - Koshanam7,397 people [All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Siruvalur?638054 - How far is Siruvalur from Erode?32 km by road - What is the population of Siruvalur?7,923 (Census 2011) - Which district is Siruvalur in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Siruvalur?66.5% (Census 2011)