# Embal Village, Avudayarkoil, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/avudayarkoil/embal/ Village · Avudayarkoil, Pudukkottai # Embal Embal is a village in Avudayarkoil sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622204**. The 2011 Census counted **2,637 people in 675 households**, the 6th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 2,637people (2011) - 675households - 78.6%literacy - 622204PIN code ## Embal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Embal is 622204.** Embal falls in Avudayarkoil sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code622204 - Gram panchayatEmbal - Community development blockArimalam - Census village code639919 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Embal from nearby towns? - Avudayarkoil (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)48 km by road - Puduvayal (nearest town)17 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 Embal? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Embal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Karaikudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karaikudi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 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 Embal known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 33% of the 1,030 hectares of village land is sown, and 318 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 Embal Of every 100 households in Embal in 2011, 90 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Embal · ■ Avudayarkoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **89% Toilet within the home ****23%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **80% Tap water ****9%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **83% Use banking services ****48%** **50% Television ****89%** **82% Mobile phone ****69%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****87%** **92% 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 Embal? ■ Embal · ■ Avudayarkoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007** **978 Working population ****62.7%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 69.6% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,192 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 310 (19%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 131 (8%) · **■** Marginal 8 (0%) 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 Avudayarkoil - Avadaiyar Kovil6,464 people - Thiruppunavasal3,969 people - Mimisal Chatrapattinam3,212 people - Pirantani2,964 people - Karur2,567 people - Kadavakottai2,149 people - Kidangivayal2,138 people - Puduvakkadu2,130 people [All 96 villages in Avudayarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/avudayarkoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Embal?622204 - How far is Embal from Pudukkottai?48 km by road - What is the population of Embal?2,637 (Census 2011) - Which district is Embal in?Pudukkottai district (Avudayarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Embal?78.6% (Census 2011)