# Thalakkavayal Village, Devakottai, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Devakottai, Sivaganga 

# Thalakkavayal

Thalakkavayal is a village in Devakottai sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630302**. The 2011 Census counted **535 people in 123 households**, the 64th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 535people (2011)
- 123households
- 77.5%literacy
- 630302PIN code

## Thalakkavayal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thalakkavayal is 630302.** Thalakkavayal falls in Devakottai sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code630302
- Gram panchayatThalakkavayal
- Community development blockDevakottai
- Census village code640175

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Thalakkavayal from nearby towns?

- Devakottai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sivaganga (district HQ)50 km by road
- Devakottai (nearest town)4 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 Thalakkavayal?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Thalakkavayal; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Devakottai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sathikkottai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Thalakkavayal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and coconut**. About 30% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Thalakkavayal

Of every 100 households in Thalakkavayal in 2011, 92 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Thalakkavayal · ■ Devakottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**82%

Tap water ****99%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**84%

Use banking services ****77%**

**55%

Television ****90%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Thalakkavayal?

■ Thalakkavayal · ■ Devakottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****719**

**975

Working population ****38.3%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 66.9% for women. 66% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (30%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 100 (49%) · **■** Marginal 25 (12%)

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 Devakottai

- Orasur664 people
- Thangangudi622 people
- Vettiyalangulam588 people
- Karai576 people
- Madakkottai530 people
- Manjani404 people
- Thalaiyur404 people
- Udayachi402 people

[All 91 villages in Devakottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/devakottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thalakkavayal?630302
- How far is Thalakkavayal from Sivaganga?50 km by road
- What is the population of Thalakkavayal?535 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thalakkavayal in?Sivaganga district (Devakottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Thalakkavayal?77.5% (Census 2011)