# Avalur Village, Kancheepuram, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/kancheepuram/avalur/ Village · Kancheepuram, Kancheepuram # Avalur Avalur is a village in Kancheepuram sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631605**. The 2011 Census counted **3,960 people in 992 households**, the 11th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 3,960people (2011) - 992households - 67.6%literacy - 631605PIN code ## Avalur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Avalur is 631605.** Avalur falls in Kancheepuram sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code631605 - Gram panchayatAvalur - Community development blockKancheepuram - Census village code629723 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Avalur from nearby towns? - Kancheepuram (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)18 km by road - Walajabad (nearest town)4 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 Avalur? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Avalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kancheepuram - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Walajabad - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 17 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 Avalur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 47% of the 660 hectares of village land is sown, and 290 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 Avalur Of every 100 households in Avalur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Avalur · ■ Kancheepuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****19%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **78% Tap water ****99%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **54% Use banking services ****32%** **42% Television ****91%** **88% Mobile phone ****70%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****30%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****92%** **92% 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 Avalur? ■ Avalur · ■ Kancheepuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854** **970 Working population ****51.2%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.4% for men and 58.4% for women. 56% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 275 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 890 (44%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 571 (28%) · **■** Marginal 285 (14%) 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 Kancheepuram - Kilambi4,704 people - Uthukadu4,528 people - Kilkadirpoor4,256 people - Govindavadi4,073 people - Putheri3,677 people - Vaiyavur3,441 people - Kalur3,129 people - Iyangarkulam3,012 people [All 166 villages in Kancheepuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/kancheepuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Avalur?631605 - How far is Avalur from Kancheepuram?18 km by road - What is the population of Avalur?3,960 (Census 2011) - Which district is Avalur in?Kancheepuram district (Kancheepuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Avalur?67.6% (Census 2011)