Village · Avudayarkoil, Pudukkottai
# Kalabam

Kalabam is a village in Avudayarkoil sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 614626. The 2011 Census counted 1,727 people in 423 households, the 15th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.
- 1,727 people (2011)
- 423 households
- 73.3% literacy
- 614626 PIN code

## Kalabam PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kalabam is 614626. Kalabam falls in Avudayarkoil sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 614626
- Gram panchayat Kalabam, Senganam
- Community development block Avudayarkoil
- Census village code 639948

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kalabam from nearby towns?
- Avudayarkoil (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ) 67 km by road
- Devakottai (nearest town) 28 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kalabam?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kalabam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Karur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Devakottai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Silattur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kalabam known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 30% of the 1,438 hectares of village land is sown, and 349 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kalabam

Of every 100 households in Kalabam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kalabam · ■ Avudayarkoil rural average
- Electricity for lighting 89% 89%
- Toilet within the home 12% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 86% 80%
- Tap water 90% 59%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 16%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 83%
- Use banking services 24% 50%
- Television 91% 82%
- Mobile phone 74% 74%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 17% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 1% 6%
- Own their home 98% 92%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kalabam?

■ Kalabam · ■ Avudayarkoil rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.3% 79.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 945 994
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 835 978
- Working population 61.7% 49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 63.5% for women. 66% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 526 (49%) · ■ Farm labourers 137 (13%) · ■ Household industry 5 (0%) · ■ Other work 110 (10%) · ■ Marginal 287 (27%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Avudayarkoil
- Elunuttimngalam 2,046 people
- Alattur 1,900 people
- Sattiyadi 1,809 people
- Thonnagudi 1,802 people
- Peranur 1,606 people
- Punniavasal 1,597 people
- Ponbethi 1,484 people
- Talanur 1,476 people

All 96 villages in Avudayarkoil

## Other places named Kalabam
- Kalabam · Village, Karambakudi, Pudukkottai · 2,190 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kalabam? 614626
- How far is Kalabam from Pudukkottai? 67 km by road
- What is the population of Kalabam? 1,727 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalabam in? Pudukkottai district (Avudayarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kalabam? 73.3% (Census 2011)

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