Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli
# Valavandapuram

Valavandapuram is a village in Sankarankoil sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 627753. The 2011 Census counted 1,045 people in 317 households, the 72nd largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.
- 1,045 people (2011)
- 317 households
- 88.6% literacy
- 627753 PIN code

## Valavandapuram PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Valavandapuram is 627753. Valavandapuram falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 627753
- Gram panchayat Perumalpatti
- Community development block Sankarankoil
- Census village code 642640

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Valavandapuram from nearby towns?
- Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ) 68 km by road
- Sankarankoil (nearest town) 13 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Valavandapuram?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Valavandapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Karivalamvandanallur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sankarankoil
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sankarankoil
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Valavandapuram known for?

The main crops are paddy, cotton and bajra. About 43% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Valavandapuram

Of every 100 households in Valavandapuram in 2011, 92 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Valavandapuram · ■ Sankarankoil rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 93%
- Toilet within the home 14% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 86% 80%
- Tap water 45% 93%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 53% 23%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 43% 73%
- Use banking services 49% 46%
- Television 77% 84%
- Mobile phone 55% 50%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 17% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 10% 8%
- Own their home 91% 91%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Valavandapuram?

■ Valavandapuram · ■ Sankarankoil rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 88.6% 73.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1017 1027
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1068 968
- Working population 50.0% 54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 81.7% for women. 55% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 23 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 154 (29%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 309 (59%) · ■ Marginal 35 (7%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sankarankoil
- Nochikulam 1,213 people
- Vagaikulam 1,204 people
- K.Karisalkulam 1,178 people
- Chinnakovilankulam 1,076 people
- Naduvappatti 998 people
- Punnaivanam 933 people
- Naluvasankottai 928 people
- Kulakkattakurichi 854 people

All 85 villages in Sankarankoil

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Valavandapuram? 627753
- How far is Valavandapuram from Tirunelveli? 68 km by road
- What is the population of Valavandapuram? 1,045 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Valavandapuram in? Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Valavandapuram? 88.6% (Census 2011)

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