# Poovalambedu Village, Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/poovalambedu/ Village · Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur # Poovalambedu Poovalambedu is a village in Gummidipoondi sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,056 people in 268 households**, the 45th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 1,056people (2011) - 268households - 72.7%literacy - 601202PIN code ## Poovalambedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poovalambedu is 601202.** Poovalambedu falls in Gummidipoondi sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601202 - Gram panchayatPoovalambedu - Community development blockGummidipoondi - Census village code628581 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poovalambedu from nearby towns? - Gummidipoondi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)42 km by road - Gummidipoondi (nearest town)16 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 Poovalambedu? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Poovalambedu; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Madaharpakkam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kilmudalambedu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gummidipoondi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Poovalambedu known for? The main crops are **paddy, eucalyptus and ground nut**. About 54% of the 256 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Poovalambedu Of every 100 households in Poovalambedu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Poovalambedu · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****25%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **76% Tap water ****99%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%** **60% Use banking services ****76%** **38% Television ****88%** **86% Mobile phone ****77%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **7% 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 Poovalambedu? ■ Poovalambedu · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%** **69.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075** **965 Working population ****36.1%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 61.1% for women. 49% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 18 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (39%) · **■** Household industry 18 (5%) · **■** Other work 120 (31%) · **■** Marginal 75 (20%) 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 - Getnamallee1,465 people - Karumbukuppam1,457 people - Chedilpakkam1,369 people - Kannambakkam1,161 people - Medhipalayam1,052 people - Poovalai1,033 people - Rettambedu965 people - Narasingapuram893 people [All 80 villages in Gummidipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poovalambedu?601202 - How far is Poovalambedu from Thiruvallur?42 km by road - What is the population of Poovalambedu?1,056 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poovalambedu in?Thiruvallur district (Gummidipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poovalambedu?72.7% (Census 2011)