# Gangavaram Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/gangavaram/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Gangavaram Gangavaram is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606901**. The 2011 Census counted **4,756 people in 1,115 households**, the 11th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 4,756people (2011) - 1,115households - 66.9%literacy - 606901PIN code ## Gangavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gangavaram is 606901.** Gangavaram falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606901 - Gram panchayatGangavaram - Community development blockKalasapakkam - Census village code631743 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gangavaram from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)36 km by road - Polur (nearest town)20 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 Gangavaram? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Gangavaram; 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 · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Athamangalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Ettivadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Polur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 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 · 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 Gangavaram known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include rice and jaggery. About 76% of the 1,234 hectares of village land is sown, and 780 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 Gangavaram Of every 100 households in Gangavaram in 2011, 79 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gangavaram · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **90% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **87% Tap water ****61%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **76% Use banking services ****38%** **40% Television ****88%** **83% Mobile phone ****69%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **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 Gangavaram? ■ Gangavaram · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733** **917 Working population ****58.0%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.5% for men and 54.1% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,206 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 347 (13%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 346 (13%) · **■** Marginal 850 (31%) 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 - Ananthapuram5,525 people - Siruvallur5,265 people - Perigaram5,019 people - Veeralur4,812 people - Eriyur4,239 people - Kuppam4,194 people - Vellur4,192 people - Athamangalam4,062 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gangavaram?606901 - How far is Gangavaram from Tiruvannamalai?36 km by road - What is the population of Gangavaram?4,756 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangavaram in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Gangavaram?66.9% (Census 2011)