# Vallam Village, Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam 

# Vallam

Vallam is a village in Thirukkuvalai sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **610207**. The 2011 Census counted **495 people in 132 households**, the 34th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 495people (2011)
- 132households
- 75.3%literacy
- 610207PIN code

## Vallam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vallam is 610207.** Vallam falls in Thirukkuvalai sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code610207
- Gram panchayatEttugudi
- Community development blockKeelaiyur
- Census village code637781

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Vallam from nearby towns?

- Thirukkuvalai (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)30 km by road
- Thiruthuraipoondi (nearest town)18 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 Vallam?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Vallam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ettugudi
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thirukuvalai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruthuraipoondi
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Ettugudi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 8 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 Vallam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 136 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 Vallam

Of every 100 households in Vallam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Vallam · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**72%

Use banking services ****100%**

**38%

Television ****92%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Vallam?

■ Vallam · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**990

Working population ****57.0%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 68.5% for women. 57% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (92%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Thirukkuvalai

- Keeramber796 people
- Muthurasapuram708 people
- Karugudi641 people
- Vadakkupanaiyur613 people
- Kothangudi387 people

[All 35 villages in Thirukkuvalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/thirukkuvalai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vallam?610207
- How far is Vallam from Nagapattinam?30 km by road
- What is the population of Vallam?495 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vallam in?Nagapattinam district (Thirukkuvalai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vallam?75.3% (Census 2011)