# Valavallan Village, Srivaikuntam, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Srivaikuntam, Thoothukkudi 

# Valavallan

Valavallan is a village in Srivaikuntam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628801**. The 2011 Census counted **3,553 people in 919 households**, the 15th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 3,553people (2011)
- 919households
- 83.5%literacy
- 628801PIN code

## Valavallan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Valavallan is 628801.** Valavallan falls in Srivaikuntam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code628801
- Gram panchayatValavallan
- Community development blockSrivaikundam
- Census village code642540

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Valavallan from nearby towns?

- Srivaikuntam (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (district HQ)26 km by road
- Eral (nearest town)3 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 Valavallan?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Valavallan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn 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

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sayapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sayapuram
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Valavallan known for?

The main crops are **paddy and banana**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Valavallan

Of every 100 households in Valavallan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Valavallan · ■ Srivaikuntam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**67%

Tap water ****86%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**68%

Use banking services ****53%**

**52%

Television ****82%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****74%**

**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 Valavallan?

■ Valavallan · ■ Srivaikuntam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**955

Working population ****44.2%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 77.9% for women. 59% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 198 (13%) · **■** Household industry 87 (6%) · **■** Other work 980 (62%) · **■** Marginal 227 (14%)

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

- Korkai3,986 people
- Kottarakkurichi3,858 people
- Maramangalam3,819 people
- Vasavappapuram3,812 people
- Manakkarai3,474 people
- Vallakulam3,313 people
- Kalvay3,266 people
- Kongarayankurichi3,246 people

[All 65 villages in Srivaikuntam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/srivaikuntam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Valavallan?628801
- How far is Valavallan from Thoothukkudi?26 km by road
- What is the population of Valavallan?3,553 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Valavallan in?Thoothukkudi district (Srivaikuntam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Valavallan?83.5% (Census 2011)
