# Appavaram Village, Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/appavaram/ Village · Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur # Appavaram Appavaram is a village in Gummidipoondi sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601201**. The 2011 Census counted **872 people in 247 households**, the 50th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 872people (2011) - 247households - 61.5%literacy - 601201PIN code ## Appavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Appavaram is 601201.** Appavaram falls in Gummidipoondi sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601201 - Gram panchayatMangavaram - Community development blockGummidipoondi - Census village code628560 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Appavaram from nearby towns? - Gummidipoondi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)78 km by road - Gummidipoondi (nearest town)8 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 Appavaram? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Appavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gummidipoondi - ○Degree college10+ km · Kilmudalambedu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Minjur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Appavaram known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. Products made here include rice, ground nut oil and gingely oil. About 52% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Appavaram Of every 100 households in Appavaram in 2011, 97 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Appavaram · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****5%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **76% Tap water ****100%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%** **60% Use banking services ****3%** **38% Television ****81%** **86% Mobile phone ****54%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****100%** **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 Appavaram? ■ Appavaram · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%** **69.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021** **965 Working population ****54.4%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.8% for men and 49.6% for women. 65% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 152 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 114 (24%) · **■** Marginal 68 (14%) 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 Gummidipoondi - Medhipalayam1,052 people - Poovalai1,033 people - Rettambedu965 people - Narasingapuram893 people - Kanlur858 people - Mangalam847 people - Egumadurai831 people - Kuriviagaram818 people [All 80 villages in Gummidipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Appavaram?601201 - How far is Appavaram from Thiruvallur?78 km by road - What is the population of Appavaram?872 (Census 2011) - Which district is Appavaram in?Thiruvallur district (Gummidipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Appavaram?61.5% (Census 2011)