# Valuvur Village, Kuthalam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/valuvur/ Village · Kuthalam, Nagapattinam # Valuvur Valuvur is a village in Kuthalam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609401**. The 2011 Census counted **2,770 people in 688 households**, the 16th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 2,770people (2011) - 688households - 82.2%literacy - 609401PIN code ## Valuvur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valuvur is 609401.** Valuvur falls in Kuthalam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609401 - Gram panchayatValuvur - Community development blockKuthalam - Census village code637525 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valuvur from nearby towns? - Kuthalam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)60 km by road - Mayiladuthurai (nearest town)8 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 Valuvur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Valuvur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manganallur - ○Degree college10+ km · Mayiladuthurai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Muvalur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Valuvur known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 78% of the 437 hectares of village land is sown, and 323 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 Valuvur Of every 100 households in Valuvur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Valuvur · ■ Kuthalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **93% Toilet within the home ****28%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **64% Tap water ****95%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **68% Use banking services ****55%** **47% Television ****93%** **91% Mobile phone ****74%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****97%** **93% 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 Valuvur? ■ Valuvur · ■ Kuthalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **1037 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826** **993 Working population ****39.3%** **41.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 75.2% for women. 59% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 197 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 553 (51%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 242 (22%) · **■** Marginal 88 (8%) 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 Kuthalam - Thirumannancheri3,159 people - Komal - West2,952 people - Manganallur2,943 people - Therizhandur2,816 people - Palaiyur2,737 people - Kadalangudi2,696 people - Melaiyur2,281 people - Thathangudi2,199 people [All 56 villages in Kuthalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valuvur?609401 - How far is Valuvur from Nagapattinam?60 km by road - What is the population of Valuvur?2,770 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valuvur in?Nagapattinam district (Kuthalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Valuvur?82.2% (Census 2011)