# Valavandi Village, Yercaud, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/yercaud/valavandi/ Village · Yercaud, Salem # Valavandi Valavandi is a village in Yercaud sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636601**. The 2011 Census counted **959 people in 278 households**, the 6th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%. - 959people (2011) - 278households - 52.1%literacy - 636601PIN code ## Valavandi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valavandi is 636601.** Valavandi falls in Yercaud sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636601 - Gram panchayatValavanthi - Community development blockYercaud - Census village code634114 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valavandi from nearby towns? - Yercaud (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Salem (district HQ)43 km by road - Salem (nearest town)43 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 Valavandi? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Valavandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Yercaud - ○Degree college10+ km · Salem - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Yercaud - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 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 Valavandi known for? The main crops are **paddy, ragi and samai**. About 57% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Valavandi Of every 100 households in Valavandi in 2011, 79 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Valavandi · ■ Yercaud rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **72% Toilet within the home ****17%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **20% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **89% Use banking services ****34%** **32% Television ****86%** **83% Mobile phone ****51%** **44% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **11% Own their home ****95%** **90% 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 Valavandi? ■ Valavandi · ■ Yercaud rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.1%** **53.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750** **889 Working population ****58.6%** **57.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.2% for men and 41.0% for women. 63% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 362 (64%) · **■** Marginal 183 (33%) 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 Yercaud - Kolagur1,371 people - Nagalur1,110 people - Puthur1,106 people - Maramangalam1,073 people - Pattipadi900 people - Talai cholai899 people - Manjakuttai864 people - Anakkadu736 people [All 86 villages in Yercaud](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/yercaud/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valavandi?636601 - How far is Valavandi from Salem?43 km by road - What is the population of Valavandi?959 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valavandi in?Salem district (Yercaud sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Valavandi?52.1% (Census 2011)