# Valakarai Village, Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/thirukkuvalai/valakarai/ Village · Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam # Valakarai Valakarai is a village in Thirukkuvalai sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **610204**. The 2011 Census counted **1,658 people in 457 households**, the 21st largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 1,658people (2011) - 457households - 73.7%literacy - 610204PIN code ## Valakarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valakarai is 610204.** Valakarai falls in Thirukkuvalai sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code610204 - Gram panchayatVazhakarai - Community development blockKeelaiyur - Census village code637777 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valakarai from nearby towns? - Thirukkuvalai (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)30 km by road - Velankanni (nearest town)14 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 Valakarai? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Valakarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thirukuvalai - ○Degree college10+ km · Nagapattinam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ettugudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 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 Valakarai known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. About 84% of the 367 hectares of village land is sown, and 307 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 Valakarai Of every 100 households in Valakarai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Valakarai · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****10%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **76% Tap water ****92%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****91%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%** **72% Use banking services ****13%** **38% Television ****90%** **89% Mobile phone ****37%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Valakarai? ■ Valakarai · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944** **990 Working population ****51.0%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.6% for men and 66.1% for women. 61% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (11%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (5%) · **■** Marginal 701 (83%) 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 Thirukkuvalai - Vadugoor1,783 people - Therkupanaiyur1,778 people - Malavelakarai1,718 people - Sithamoor1,709 people - Adhamangalam1,611 people - Ettugudi1,573 people - Madapuram1,527 people - Kottangudi1,239 people [All 35 villages in Thirukkuvalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/thirukkuvalai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valakarai?610204 - How far is Valakarai from Nagapattinam?30 km by road - What is the population of Valakarai?1,658 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valakarai in?Nagapattinam district (Thirukkuvalai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Valakarai?73.7% (Census 2011)