# Athuvambady Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/athuvambady/

Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai 

# Athuvambady

Athuvambady is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606907**. The 2011 Census counted **3,399 people in 864 households**, the 23rd largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 3,399people (2011)
- 864households
- 65.9%literacy
- 606907PIN code

## Athuvambady PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Athuvambady is 606907.** Athuvambady falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606907
- Gram panchayatAthuvambady
- Community development blockPolur
- Census village code631693

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

## How far is Athuvambady from nearby towns?

- Polur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)43 km by road
- Polur (nearest town)10 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 Athuvambady?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Athuvambady; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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
- ●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 · Kelur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ettivadi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Polur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Athuvambady known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 46% of the 791 hectares of village land is sown, and 280 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 Athuvambady

Of every 100 households in Athuvambady in 2011, 86 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Athuvambady · ■ Polur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**87%

Tap water ****90%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**76%

Use banking services ****50%**

**40%

Television ****86%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Athuvambady?

■ Athuvambady · ■ Polur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**917

Working population ****60.5%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 53.5% for women. 66% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 369 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 815 (40%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 198 (10%) · **■** Marginal 656 (32%)

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 Polur

- Kil palur3,732 people
- Thachambady3,717 people
- Severapoondi3,528 people
- Mansurabad3,525 people
- Mandakolathur3,273 people
- Veerappanur3,269 people
- Elathur3,229 people
- Mambattu3,201 people

[All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Athuvambady?606907
- How far is Athuvambady from Tiruvannamalai?43 km by road
- What is the population of Athuvambady?3,399 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Athuvambady in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Athuvambady?65.9% (Census 2011)
