# Kalvay Village, Srivaikuntam, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/srivaikuntam/kalvay/ Village · Srivaikuntam, Thoothukkudi # Kalvay Kalvay is a village in Srivaikuntam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628622**. The 2011 Census counted **3,266 people in 830 households**, the 18th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%. - 3,266people (2011) - 830households - 83.0%literacy - 628622PIN code ## Kalvay PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalvay is 628622.** Kalvay falls in Srivaikuntam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628622 - Gram panchayatKalvay - Community development blockKarungulam - Census village code642531 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalvay from nearby towns? - Srivaikuntam (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)30 km by road - Srivaikuntam (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 Kalvay? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kalvay; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Srivaikuntam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Srivaikuntam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tirunelveli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Kalvay known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 33% of the 1,117 hectares of village land is sown, and 363 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 Kalvay Of every 100 households in Kalvay in 2011, 96 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kalvay · ■ Srivaikuntam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **93% Toilet within the home ****8%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **67% Tap water ****76%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **68% Use banking services ****29%** **52% Television ****88%** **86% Mobile phone ****52%** **63% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****93%** **87% 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 Kalvay? ■ Kalvay · ■ Srivaikuntam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%** **83.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969** **955 Working population ****48.9%** **45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.6% for men and 77.7% for women. 61% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 184 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,095 (69%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 167 (10%) · **■** Marginal 121 (8%) 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 Srivaikuntam - Vasavappapuram3,812 people - Valavallan3,553 people - Manakkarai3,474 people - Vallakulam3,313 people - Kongarayankurichi3,246 people - Vitthalapuram3,175 people - Arampannai3,132 people - Velur Kasba2,923 people [All 65 villages in Srivaikuntam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/srivaikuntam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalvay?628622 - How far is Kalvay from Thoothukkudi?30 km by road - What is the population of Kalvay?3,266 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalvay in?Thoothukkudi district (Srivaikuntam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalvay?83.0% (Census 2011)