# Pavithiram Village, Aravakurichi, Karur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/aravakurichi/pavithiram/ Village · Aravakurichi, Karur # Pavithiram Pavithiram is a village in Aravakurichi sub-district of Karur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **639002**. The 2011 Census counted **5,881 people in 1,799 households**, the 2nd largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%. - 5,881people (2011) - 1,799households - 68.8%literacy - 639002PIN code ## Pavithiram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pavithiram is 639002.** Pavithiram falls in Aravakurichi sub-district, Karur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code639002 - Gram panchayatPavithiram - Community development blockK.Paramathi - Census village code635513 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pavithiram from nearby towns? - Aravakurichi (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Karur (district HQ)12 km by road - Karur (nearest town)12 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 Pavithiram? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Pavithiram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 9 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State 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 · Karur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Punnam Chatram - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)22 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 Pavithiram known for? The main crops are **paddy, corn and sesame seeds**. Products made here include power loom and blue metal. About 15% of the 2,867 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Pavithiram Of every 100 households in Pavithiram in 2011, 93 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Pavithiram · ■ Aravakurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **91% Toilet within the home ****31%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **66% Tap water ****83%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **46% Use banking services ****29%** **45% Television ****84%** **88% Mobile phone ****74%** **67% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****48%** **49% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****88%** **88% 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 Pavithiram? ■ Pavithiram · ■ Aravakurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%** **69.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055** **1018 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927** **929 Working population ****56.0%** **59.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 56.1% for women. 66% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 747 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 829 (25%) · **■** Household industry 61 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,242 (38%) · **■** Marginal 414 (13%) 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 Aravakurichi - Velambadi7,317 people - Punnam5,446 people - Nagamballi5,337 people - Esanatham5,311 people - Gudalur4,947 people [All 56 villages in Aravakurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/aravakurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pavithiram?639002 - How far is Pavithiram from Karur?12 km by road - What is the population of Pavithiram?5,881 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pavithiram in?Karur district (Aravakurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pavithiram?68.8% (Census 2011)