# Sholavaram Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/sholavaram/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Sholavaram Sholavaram is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606908**. The 2011 Census counted **1,755 people in 411 households**, the 90th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 1,755people (2011) - 411households - 70.0%literacy - 606908PIN code ## Sholavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sholavaram is 606908.** Sholavaram falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606908 - Gram panchayatSholavaram - Community development blockKalasapakkam - Census village code631804 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sholavaram from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)30 km by road - Polur (nearest town)14 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 Sholavaram? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sholavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 · Narathampoondi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Agarasippandi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalasapakkam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Sholavaram known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. Products made here include rice, wood products and pottery. About 51% of the 308 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Sholavaram Of every 100 households in Sholavaram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sholavaram · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **90% Toilet within the home ****13%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **87% Tap water ****94%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **76% Use banking services ****58%** **40% Television ****92%** **83% Mobile phone ****76%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **8% Own their home ****95%** **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 Sholavaram? ■ Sholavaram · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1171** **917 Working population ****49.5%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 58.1% for women. 59% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 310 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 427 (49%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 87 (10%) · **■** Marginal 28 (3%) 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 - Bannambut1,792 people - Murugapady1,777 people - Sanikkavady1,769 people - Kangiyanoor1,757 people - Ettivady1,748 people - Sandavasal1,725 people - Aniyalai1,699 people - Gudalore1,683 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sholavaram?606908 - How far is Sholavaram from Tiruvannamalai?30 km by road - What is the population of Sholavaram?1,755 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sholavaram in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sholavaram?70.0% (Census 2011)