# Embalam Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/embalam/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Embalam Embalam is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604406**. The 2011 Census counted **1,187 people in 316 households**, the 98th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,187people (2011) - 316households - 64.8%literacy - 604406PIN code ## Embalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Embalam is 604406.** Embalam falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604406 - Gram panchayatEmbalam - Community development blockThellar - Census village code631571 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Embalam from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)80 km by road - Vandavasi (nearest town)7 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 Embalam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Embalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thellar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thellar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ponnur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Embalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 48% of the 357 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Embalam Of every 100 households in Embalam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Embalam · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **93% Toilet within the home ****1%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **86% Tap water ****31%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **81% Use banking services ****26%** **44% Television ****96%** **88% Mobile phone ****54%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Embalam? ■ Embalam · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762** **974 Working population ****61.7%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.4% for men and 51.6% for women. 64% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 178 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 482 (66%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (6%) · **■** Marginal 28 (4%) 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 Vandavasi - Melacheri1,201 people - Senal1,197 people - Ariyathur1,195 people - Mambattu1,192 people - Mahamai Thirumani1,177 people - Sedarakuppam1,177 people - Nelliankulam1,175 people - Semmambadi1,173 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Embalam?604406 - How far is Embalam from Tiruvannamalai?80 km by road - What is the population of Embalam?1,187 (Census 2011) - Which district is Embalam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Embalam?64.8% (Census 2011)