# Alavandipuram Village, Papanasam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/papanasam/alavandipuram/ Village · Papanasam, Thanjavur # Alavandipuram Alavandipuram is a village in Papanasam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612302**. The 2011 Census counted **2,014 people in 518 households**, the 42nd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%. - 2,014people (2011) - 518households - 78.6%literacy - 612302PIN code ## Alavandipuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alavandipuram is 612302.** Alavandipuram falls in Papanasam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612302 - Gram panchayatAlavandipuram - Community development blockPapanasam - Census village code638585 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alavandipuram from nearby towns? - Papanasam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)30 km by road - Swamimalai (nearest town)1 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 Alavandipuram? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Alavandipuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Swamimalai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kumbakonam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kumbakonam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 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 Alavandipuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. Products made here include milk, clay pots and metal idol. About 62% of the 262 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 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 Alavandipuram Of every 100 households in Alavandipuram in 2011, 97 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Alavandipuram · ■ Papanasam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****26%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **67% Tap water ****89%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%** **71% Use banking services ****59%** **44% Television ****89%** **90% Mobile phone ****68%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **4% Own their home ****80%** **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 Alavandipuram? ■ Alavandipuram · ■ Papanasam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%** **78.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041** **1032 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **948 Working population ****45.9%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 71.7% for women. 61% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 136 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (15%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 164 (18%) · **■** Marginal 474 (51%) 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 Papanasam - Vadakkumangudi2,111 people - Melakabisthalam2,081 people - Nallavanniyankudikadu2,079 people - Ramanujapuram2,062 people - Dalavaipalayam1,988 people - Alangudi1,964 people - Ganapathiagraharam -I1,955 people - Pulavarnatham1,913 people [All 106 villages in Papanasam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/papanasam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alavandipuram?612302 - How far is Alavandipuram from Thanjavur?30 km by road - What is the population of Alavandipuram?2,014 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alavandipuram in?Thanjavur district (Papanasam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alavandipuram?78.6% (Census 2011)