# Kalavai Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/kalavai/ Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur # Kalavai Kalavai is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **602026**. The 2011 Census counted **459 people in 128 households**, the 75th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 459people (2011) - 128households - 71.3%literacy - 602026PIN code ## Kalavai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalavai is 602026.** Kalavai falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code602026 - Gram panchayatKalavai - Community development blockPoondi - Census village code628828 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalavai from nearby towns? - Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)32 km by road - Uthukkottai (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 Kalavai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kalavai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Pondavakkam - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvallur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiruvallur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 Kalavai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 49% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Kalavai Of every 100 households in Kalavai in 2011, 98 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kalavai · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****4%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **73% Tap water ****100%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%** **64% Use banking services ****1%** **38% Television ****85%** **90% Mobile phone ****72%** **56% Computer with internet ****7%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Kalavai? ■ Kalavai · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760** **960 Working population ****49.9%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.3% for men and 64.6% for women. 56% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (6%) · **■** Marginal 214 (93%) 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 Uthukkottai - Annadanakkakavakkam532 people - Ariyathur519 people - Alapakkam503 people - Vembedu460 people - Ellapuram448 people - Mylapore442 people - Ariapakkam423 people - Paruthimerikuppam371 people [All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalavai?602026 - How far is Kalavai from Thiruvallur?32 km by road - What is the population of Kalavai?459 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalavai in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalavai?71.3% (Census 2011)