# Valivalam Village, Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/thirukkuvalai/valivalam/ Village · Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam # Valivalam Valivalam is a village in Thirukkuvalai sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **610207**. The 2011 Census counted **1,935 people in 497 households**, the 14th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 1,935people (2011) - 497households - 90.0%literacy - 610207PIN code ## Valivalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valivalam is 610207.** Valivalam falls in Thirukkuvalai sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code610207 - Gram panchayatValivalam - Community development blockKilvelur - Census village code637767 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valivalam from nearby towns? - Thirukkuvalai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)30 km by road - Kilvelur (nearest town)13 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 Valivalam? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Valivalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvarur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ettugudi - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Valivalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. About 67% of the 329 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 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 Valivalam Of every 100 households in Valivalam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Valivalam · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **91% Toilet within the home ****53%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **76% Tap water ****81%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%** **72% Use banking services ****42%** **38% Television ****94%** **89% Mobile phone ****64%** **44% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****82%** **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 Valivalam? ■ Valivalam · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.0%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100** **990 Working population ****41.4%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.3% for men and 86.0% for women. 57% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 43 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (17%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 271 (34%) · **■** Marginal 336 (42%) 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 - Pannaitheru2,087 people - Nathapalam2,052 people - Thirividaimaruthur2,036 people - Pangal1,972 people - Tholuthur1,800 people - Puthur1,794 people - Vadugoor1,783 people - Therkupanaiyur1,778 people [All 35 villages in Thirukkuvalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/thirukkuvalai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valivalam?610207 - How far is Valivalam from Nagapattinam?30 km by road - What is the population of Valivalam?1,935 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valivalam in?Nagapattinam district (Thirukkuvalai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Valivalam?90.0% (Census 2011)