# Kovalai Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/kovalai/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Kovalai Kovalai is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604403**. The 2011 Census counted **2,320 people in 567 households**, the 26th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 2,320people (2011) - 567households - 65.1%literacy - 604403PIN code ## Kovalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kovalai is 604403.** Kovalai falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604403 - Gram panchayatKovalai - Community development blockVandavasi - Census village code631456 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kovalai from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)92 km by road - Vandavasi (nearest town)18 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 Kovalai? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Kovalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●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 - ●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 school5–10 km · Kodungalur - ○Degree college10+ km · Vandavasi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vandavasi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Kovalai known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 43% of the 1,154 hectares of village land is sown, and 239 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 Kovalai Of every 100 households in Kovalai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kovalai · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****4%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **86% Tap water ****100%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **81% Use banking services ****45%** **44% Television ****93%** **88% Mobile phone ****58%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **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 Kovalai? ■ Kovalai · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983** **974 Working population ****60.0%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.0% for men and 55.9% for women. 70% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 215 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 420 (30%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 212 (15%) · **■** Marginal 531 (38%) 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 - Nerkunam2,425 people - Vallan2,401 people - Kottai2,343 people - Arasur2,330 people - Kodiyalam2,301 people - Ulundai2,276 people - Malaiyur2,222 people - Villivalam2,179 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kovalai?604403 - How far is Kovalai from Tiruvannamalai?92 km by road - What is the population of Kovalai?2,320 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kovalai in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kovalai?65.1% (Census 2011)