# Vallam Village, Shenkottai, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/shenkottai/vallam/ Village · Shenkottai, Tirunelveli # Vallam Vallam is a village in Shenkottai sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627809**. The 2011 Census counted **3,701 people in 1,001 households**, the 7th largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%. - 3,701people (2011) - 1,001households - 86.1%literacy - 627809PIN code ## Vallam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vallam is 627809.** Vallam falls in Shenkottai sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627809 - Gram panchayatVallam - Community development blockTenkasi - Census village code642785 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vallam from nearby towns? - Shenkottai (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)60 km by road - Shenkottai (nearest town)1 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 Vallam? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Vallam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kodikurichi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tenkasi - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 Vallam known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and mango**. Products made here include rice and bamboo products. About 43% of the 427 hectares of village land is sown, and 181 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 Vallam Of every 100 households in Vallam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vallam · ■ Shenkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****65%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****23%** **42% Tap water ****99%** **95% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%** **56% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%** **40% Use banking services ****60%** **62% Television ****89%** **84% Mobile phone ****70%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **8% Own their home ****72%** **83% 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 Vallam? ■ Vallam · ■ Shenkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%** **79.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878** **916 Working population ****45.7%** **49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.5% for men and 78.3% for women. 56% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 89 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (12%) · **■** Household industry 580 (34%) · **■** Other work 805 (48%) · **■** Marginal 16 (1%) 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 Shenkottai - Piranoor7,292 people - Periapillaivalasai6,673 people - Tenpottai5,250 people - Karkudi4,134 people - Neduvayal3,618 people - Kanakkupillaivalasai3,067 people [All 14 villages in Shenkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/shenkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vallam?627809 - How far is Vallam from Tirunelveli?60 km by road - What is the population of Vallam?3,701 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vallam in?Tirunelveli district (Shenkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vallam?86.1% (Census 2011)