# Valapuram Village, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/valapuram/ Village · Kumbakonam, Thanjavur # Valapuram Valapuram is a village in Kumbakonam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612303**. The 2011 Census counted **3,519 people in 865 households**, the 15th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%. - 3,519people (2011) - 865households - 72.6%literacy - 612303PIN code ## Valapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valapuram is 612303.** Valapuram falls in Kumbakonam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612303 - Gram panchayatValapuram - Community development blockKumbakonam - Census village code638485 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valapuram from nearby towns? - Kumbakonam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)48 km by road - Swamimalai (nearest town)5 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 Valapuram? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Valapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thiruppurambiyam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kovilacheri - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kovilacheri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Valapuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 69% of the 399 hectares of village land is sown, and 276 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 Valapuram Of every 100 households in Valapuram in 2011, 95 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Valapuram · ■ Kumbakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****18%** **39% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **58% Tap water ****67%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **67% Use banking services ****28%** **50% Television ****94%** **91% Mobile phone ****53%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****94%** **87% 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 Valapuram? ■ Valapuram · ■ Kumbakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **80.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045** **952 Working population ****46.0%** **41.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.6% for men and 64.2% for women. 63% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 70 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 555 (34%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 276 (17%) · **■** Marginal 714 (44%) 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 Kumbakonam - Neerathanallur3,651 people - Sakkottai3,625 people - Injikollai3,601 people - Bapurasapuram3,593 people - Thillaiyambur3,441 people - Thenampadugai3,370 people - Thirucherai3,182 people - Poundarigapuram3,175 people [All 103 villages in Kumbakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valapuram?612303 - How far is Valapuram from Thanjavur?48 km by road - What is the population of Valapuram?3,519 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valapuram in?Thanjavur district (Kumbakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Valapuram?72.6% (Census 2011)