# Alavandan Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/alavandan/ Village · Madurai North, Madurai # Alavandan Alavandan is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625020**. The 2011 Census counted **1,070 people in 286 households**, the 57th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 1,070people (2011) - 286households - 69.1%literacy - 625020PIN code ## Alavandan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alavandan is 625020.** Alavandan falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625020 - Gram panchayatKunnathur - Community development blockMadurai East - Census village code640690 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alavandan from nearby towns? - Madurai North (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)20 km by road - Madurai (nearest town)20 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 Alavandan? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Alavandan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Veerapanjan - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thindiyur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Rajakur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Alavandan known for? About 23% of the 43 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Alavandan Of every 100 households in Alavandan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Alavandan · ■ Madurai North rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****9%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **64% Tap water ****100%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **63% Use banking services ****54%** **46% Television ****82%** **87% Mobile phone ****48%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****10%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****10%** **6% Own their home ****92%** **81% 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 Alavandan? ■ Alavandan · ■ Madurai North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1140** **936 Working population ****42.3%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.0% for men and 62.5% for women. 60% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 161 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (38%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 115 (25%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%) 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 Madurai North - Malaipatti1,255 people - Mangalagudi1,220 people - Kuruthur1,114 people - Thindiyur1,078 people - Vairavanatham1,064 people - Porusupatti1,062 people - Pechikulam1,060 people - Vayalur984 people [All 140 villages in Madurai North](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alavandan?625020 - How far is Alavandan from Madurai?20 km by road - What is the population of Alavandan?1,070 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alavandan in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alavandan?69.1% (Census 2011)