# Alavayal Village, Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/ponnamaravathi/alavayal/ Village · Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai # Alavayal Alavayal is a village in Ponnamaravathi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622401**. The 2011 Census counted **2,827 people in 741 households**, the 9th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%. - 2,827people (2011) - 741households - 67.4%literacy - 622401PIN code ## Alavayal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alavayal is 622401.** Alavayal falls in Ponnamaravathi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code622401 - Gram panchayatAlavayal - Community development blockPonnamaravathi - Census village code639565 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alavayal from nearby towns? - Ponnamaravathi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)35 km by road - Ponnamaravathi (nearest town)8 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 Alavayal? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Alavayal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Varpattu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thekkattur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Alavayal known for? The main crops are **paddy, brinjal and ground nut**. About 34% of the 449 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Alavayal Of every 100 households in Alavayal in 2011, 89 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Alavayal · ■ Ponnamaravathi rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **90% Toilet within the home ****10%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **77% Tap water ****39%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **84% Use banking services ****25%** **48% Television ****82%** **80% Mobile phone ****66%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****30%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****97%** **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 Alavayal? ■ Alavayal · ■ Ponnamaravathi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%** **72.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022** **1018 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **951 Working population ****55.9%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 56.0% for women. 59% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 433 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 835 (53%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 156 (10%) · **■** Marginal 135 (9%) 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 Ponnamaravathi - Ponnamaravathi East5,879 people - Maravamadurai5,755 people - Oliamangalam3,886 people - Konnaiyur3,533 people - R.Palakurichy2,593 people - Melathanian2,454 people - Keelathanian2,168 people - Edayathur2,098 people [All 49 villages in Ponnamaravathi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/ponnamaravathi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alavayal?622401 - How far is Alavayal from Pudukkottai?35 km by road - What is the population of Alavayal?2,827 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alavayal in?Pudukkottai district (Ponnamaravathi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alavayal?67.4% (Census 2011)