# Alivalam Village, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/thiruthuraipoondi/alivalam/ Village · Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur # Alivalam Alivalam is a village in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **610203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,264 people in 314 households**, the 55th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,264people (2011) - 314households - 76.7%literacy - 610203PIN code ## Alivalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alivalam is 610203.** Alivalam falls in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code610203 - Gram panchayatPoosalangudi - Community development blockThiruthuraipoondi - Census village code638328 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alivalam from nearby towns? - Thiruthuraipoondi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)29 km by road - Needamangalam (nearest town)10 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 Alivalam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Alivalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Alathambadi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruthuraipoondi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirukkuvalai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Alivalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and whole green gram**. Products made here include milk. About 79% of the 290 hectares of village land is sown, and 219 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 Alivalam Of every 100 households in Alivalam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Alivalam · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **88% Toilet within the home ****10%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **70% Tap water ****63%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **80% Use banking services ****16%** **35% Television ****91%** **82% Mobile phone ****24%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****95%** **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 Alivalam? ■ Alivalam · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **1040 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855** **996 Working population ****49.4%** **47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 68.3% for women. 57% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 29 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (32%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (5%) · **■** Marginal 361 (58%) 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 Thiruthuraipoondi - Poosalangudi1,388 people - Sanganthi1,358 people - Thiruvalanjuli1,314 people - Tholi1,273 people - Maruthavanam1,263 people - Vanganagar1,220 people - Keelanammankurichi1,163 people - Keeralathur1,157 people [All 77 villages in Thiruthuraipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/thiruthuraipoondi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alivalam?610203 - How far is Alivalam from Thiruvarur?29 km by road - What is the population of Alivalam?1,264 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alivalam in?Thiruvarur district (Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alivalam?76.7% (Census 2011)