# Valangudi Village, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/paramakudi/valangudi/ Village · Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram # Valangudi Valangudi is a village in Paramakudi sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623601**. The 2011 Census counted **2,040 people in 530 households**, the 29th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 2,040people (2011) - 530households - 73.3%literacy - 623601PIN code ## Valangudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valangudi is 623601.** Valangudi falls in Paramakudi sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623601 - Gram panchayatValangudi, Madantha - Community development blockParamakudi - Census village code641903 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valangudi from nearby towns? - Paramakudi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ)53 km by road - Paramakudi (nearest town)15 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 Valangudi? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Valangudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kattuparamakudi - ○Degree college10+ km · Paramakudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kavanur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 20 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 Valangudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, green chilli and cotton**. About 29% of the 906 hectares of village land is sown, and 219 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 Valangudi Of every 100 households in Valangudi in 2011, 89 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Valangudi · ■ Paramakudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **88% Toilet within the home ****14%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **79% Tap water ****100%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **81% Use banking services ****42%** **45% Television ****92%** **88% Mobile phone ****35%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **91% 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 Valangudi? ■ Valangudi · ■ Paramakudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961** **952 Working population ****65.0%** **55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 62.8% for women. 66% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 655 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 477 (36%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 93 (7%) · **■** Marginal 74 (6%) 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 Paramakudi - Siruvayal2,084 people - Kumukkottai2,082 people - Kallikudi2,067 people - Gangaikondon2,060 people - Thalayadikottai2,022 people - Ettivayal1,983 people - Sevvur1,972 people - Kavanur1,937 people [All 93 villages in Paramakudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/paramakudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valangudi?623601 - How far is Valangudi from Ramanathapuram?53 km by road - What is the population of Valangudi?2,040 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valangudi in?Ramanathapuram district (Paramakudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Valangudi?73.3% (Census 2011)