# Valayambattu Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/valayambattu/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Valayambattu Valayambattu is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606701**. The 2011 Census counted **4,040 people in 841 households**, the 11th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 4,040people (2011) - 841households - 75.6%literacy - 606701PIN code ## Valayambattu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valayambattu is 606701.** Valayambattu falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606701 - Gram panchayatValayampattu - Community development blockChengam - Census village code631864 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valayambattu from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)37 km by road - Chengam (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 Valayambattu? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Valayambattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Chengam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 Valayambattu known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ragi**. About 65% of the 478 hectares of village land is sown, and 284 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 Valayambattu Of every 100 households in Valayambattu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Valayambattu · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **89% Toilet within the home ****11%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **90% Tap water ****71%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **85% Use banking services ****24%** **29% Television ****89%** **80% Mobile phone ****58%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **9% Own their home ****97%** **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 Valayambattu? ■ Valayambattu · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874** **885 Working population ****50.1%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 68.1% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 230 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 667 (33%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 445 (22%) · **■** Marginal 658 (33%) 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 - Melpallipattu5,016 people - Melmudiyanur4,480 people - Melvanakkambadi4,170 people - Eraiyur4,089 people - Andanur4,004 people - Kayambattu3,940 people - Alathur3,933 people - Munnuramangalam3,870 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valayambattu?606701 - How far is Valayambattu from Tiruvannamalai?37 km by road - What is the population of Valayambattu?4,040 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valayambattu in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Valayambattu?75.6% (Census 2011)