# Kalingavaram Village, Hosur, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/hosur/kalingavaram/ Village · Hosur, Krishnagiri # Kalingavaram Kalingavaram is a village in Hosur sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635117**. The 2011 Census counted **640 people in 148 households**, the 109th largest of 154 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 640people (2011) - 148households - 55.2%literacy - 635117PIN code ## Kalingavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalingavaram is 635117.** Kalingavaram falls in Hosur sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635117 - Gram panchayatKalingavaram - Community development blockShoolagiri - Census village code643781 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalingavaram from nearby towns? - Hosur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Krishnagiri (district HQ)30 km by road - Krishnagiri (nearest town)30 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 Kalingavaram? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kalingavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shoolagiri - ○Degree college10+ km · Krishnagiri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Koneripalli - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Kalingavaram known for? The main crops are **ragi, mango and paddy**. About 31% of the 416 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Kalingavaram Of every 100 households in Kalingavaram in 2011, 81 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kalingavaram · ■ Hosur rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **91% Toilet within the home ****18%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **66% Tap water ****89%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **63% Use banking services ****15%** **40% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****23%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****16%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **84% 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 Kalingavaram? ■ Kalingavaram · ■ Hosur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****791** **944 Working population ****45.8%** **45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.7% for men and 47.5% for women. 47% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (63%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (9%) · **■** Marginal 56 (19%) 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 Hosur - Attur667 people - Subbagiri656 people - Kodiga Timmanapalli652 people - Nanjapuram649 people - Devaripalli633 people - Bedapalli614 people - Singasadanapalli605 people - Puram589 people [All 168 villages in Hosur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/hosur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalingavaram?635117 - How far is Kalingavaram from Krishnagiri?30 km by road - What is the population of Kalingavaram?640 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalingavaram in?Krishnagiri district (Hosur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalingavaram?55.2% (Census 2011)