# Valvachagostam Village, Kalkulam, Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/kalkulam/valvachagostam/ Village · Kalkulam, Kanniyakumari # Valvachagostam Valvachagostam is a village in Kalkulam sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **629158**. The 2011 Census counted **5,579 people in 1,468 households**, the 8th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 90.7%. - 5,579people (2011) - 1,468households - 93.6%literacy - 629158PIN code ## Valvachagostam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valvachagostam is 629158.** Valvachagostam falls in Kalkulam sub-district, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code629158 - Gram panchayatMaruthurkurichi - Community development blockThackalai - Census village code643129 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valvachagostam from nearby towns? - Pathmanabapuram (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Nagercoil (district HQ)25 km by road - Valvaithankoshtam (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 Valvachagostam? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Valvachagostam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●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 - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 · Veeyanoor - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruvithankodu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kumarapuram - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Valvachagostam known for? The main crops are **banana, rubber and coconut**. Products made here include clothes. About 62% of the 420 hectares of village land is sown, and 260 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 Valvachagostam Of every 100 households in Valvachagostam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Valvachagostam · ■ Kalkulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****92%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **8% Tap water ****52%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%** **64% Use banking services ****73%** **68% Television ****89%** **86% Mobile phone ****73%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****23%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****97%** **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 Valvachagostam? ■ Valvachagostam · ■ Kalkulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.6%** **90.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **982 Working population ****39.0%** **38.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.0% for men and 92.1% for women. 55% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 74 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (4%) · **■** Household industry 45 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,522 (70%) · **■** Marginal 443 (20%) 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 Kalkulam - Thackalai9,551 people - Kurunthencode9,050 people - Thalakkulam8,986 people - Kalkulam6,705 people - Mecode5,541 people - Aruvikkarai5,203 people - Surulacode4,805 people - Thirpparappu4,452 people [All 17 villages in Kalkulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/kalkulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valvachagostam?629158 - How far is Valvachagostam from Nagercoil?25 km by road - What is the population of Valvachagostam?5,579 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valvachagostam in?Kanniyakumari district (Kalkulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Valvachagostam?93.6% (Census 2011)