# Quilam Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/quilam/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Quilam Quilam is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605710**. The 2011 Census counted **3,556 people in 767 households**, the 17th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 3,556people (2011) - 767households - 61.6%literacy - 605710PIN code ## Quilam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Quilam is 605710.** Quilam falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605710 - Gram panchayatQuilam - Community development blockChengam - Census village code631867 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Quilam from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)38 km by road - Chengam (nearest town)4 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 Quilam? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Quilam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Chengam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Valayampattu - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Chengam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Quilam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ragi**. About 37% of the 616 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Quilam Of every 100 households in Quilam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Quilam · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **89% Toilet within the home ****7%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **90% Tap water ****64%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **85% Use banking services ****37%** **29% Television ****92%** **80% Mobile phone ****72%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **9% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Quilam? ■ Quilam · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004** **885 Working population ****48.8%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.6% for men and 54.8% for women. 57% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 460 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 368 (21%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 227 (13%) · **■** Marginal 669 (39%) 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 Chengam - Kayambattu3,940 people - Alathur3,933 people - Munnuramangalam3,870 people - Panaiolapadi3,557 people - Se.Sorapanandal3,503 people - Paliapattu3,484 people - Pelamarathur3,484 people - Melpennathur3,405 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Quilam?605710 - How far is Quilam from Tiruvannamalai?38 km by road - What is the population of Quilam?3,556 (Census 2011) - Which district is Quilam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Quilam?61.6% (Census 2011)