# Paravakkarai Village, Kodavasal, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/kodavasal/paravakkarai/ Village · Kodavasal, Thiruvarur # Paravakkarai Paravakkarai is a village in Kodavasal sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,470 people in 393 households**, the 53rd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%. - 1,470people (2011) - 393households - 77.6%literacy - 612201PIN code ## Paravakkarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paravakkarai is 612201.** Paravakkarai falls in Kodavasal sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612201 - Gram panchayatParavakkarai - Community development blockKodavasal - Census village code637928 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paravakkarai from nearby towns? - Kodavasal (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)35 km by road - Kumbakonam (nearest town)20 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 Paravakkarai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Paravakkarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vayallur - ○Degree college10+ km · Kumbakonam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Peralam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 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 Paravakkarai known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. About 66% of the 412 hectares of village land is sown, and 270 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 Paravakkarai Of every 100 households in Paravakkarai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Paravakkarai · ■ Kodavasal rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****12%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **60% Tap water ****98%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%** **69% Use banking services ****43%** **47% Television ****87%** **91% Mobile phone ****52%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **93% 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 Paravakkarai? ■ Paravakkarai · ■ Kodavasal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%** **82.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984** **968 Working population ****42.1%** **43.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 72.4% for women. 60% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 15 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 264 (43%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (12%) · **■** Marginal 259 (42%) 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 Kodavasal - Vadugakkudi1,544 people - Keerangudi1,526 people - Maruthuvakkudi1,526 people - Melathirumadhikkunam1,472 people - Serukalathur1,465 people - Vikkirapandiyam1,463 people - Aladikaruppur1,434 people - Pulavanallur1,412 people [All 101 villages in Kodavasal](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/kodavasal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paravakkarai?612201 - How far is Paravakkarai from Thiruvarur?35 km by road - What is the population of Paravakkarai?1,470 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paravakkarai in?Thiruvarur district (Kodavasal sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Paravakkarai?77.6% (Census 2011)