# Avalnatham Village, Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/kovilpatti/avalnatham/ Village · Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi # Avalnatham Avalnatham is a village in Kovilpatti sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628502**. The 2011 Census counted **1,350 people in 394 households**, the 46th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%. - 1,350people (2011) - 394households - 60.8%literacy - 628502PIN code ## Avalnatham PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Avalnatham is 628502.** Avalnatham falls in Kovilpatti sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628502 - Gram panchayatAvalnatham - Community development blockKovilpatti - Census village code642172 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Avalnatham from nearby towns? - Kovilpatti (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)66 km by road - Kovilpatti (nearest town)7 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 Avalnatham? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Avalnatham; 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 school5–10 km · Kovilpatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nallattin Puthur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kovilpatti - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 24 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 Avalnatham known for? The main crops are **cotton, chilli and maize**. About 17% of the 1,358 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Avalnatham Of every 100 households in Avalnatham in 2011, 91 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Avalnatham · ■ Kovilpatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **94% Toilet within the home ****13%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **85% Tap water ****99%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%** **68% Use banking services ****43%** **49% Television ****85%** **84% Mobile phone ****74%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****36%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****88%** **89% 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 Avalnatham? ■ Avalnatham · ■ Kovilpatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%** **74.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1093** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776** **955 Working population ****56.5%** **56.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.0% for men and 51.0% for women. 66% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 57 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 337 (44%) · **■** Marginal 290 (38%) 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 Kovilpatti - Koppampatti1,424 people - Chidambarampatti1,421 people - Kalampatti1,406 people - Kappulingampatti1,401 people - Sannadhuputhukudi1,264 people - Mudukkalankulam1,240 people - Therku Kalugumalai1,236 people - Nakkalamuthanpatti1,215 people [All 73 villages in Kovilpatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/kovilpatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Avalnatham?628502 - How far is Avalnatham from Thoothukkudi?66 km by road - What is the population of Avalnatham?1,350 (Census 2011) - Which district is Avalnatham in?Thoothukkudi district (Kovilpatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Avalnatham?60.8% (Census 2011)