# Kovalaivedu Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/kovalaivedu/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Kovalaivedu Kovalaivedu is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604404**. The 2011 Census counted **2,477 people in 609 households**, the 21st largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 2,477people (2011) - 609households - 64.7%literacy - 604404PIN code ## Kovalaivedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kovalaivedu is 604404.** Kovalaivedu falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604404 - Gram panchayatKilkovalaivedu - Community development blockVandavasi - Census village code631445 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kovalaivedu from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)80 km by road - Vandavasi (nearest town)9 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 Kovalaivedu? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Kovalaivedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Thennangur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vandavasi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Kovalaivedu known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 46% of the 1,078 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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 Kovalaivedu Of every 100 households in Kovalaivedu in 2011, 93 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kovalaivedu · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **93% Toilet within the home ****12%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **86% Tap water ****98%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **81% Use banking services ****39%** **44% Television ****89%** **88% Mobile phone ****45%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****93%** **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 Kovalaivedu? ■ Kovalaivedu · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993** **974 Working population ****53.5%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.8% for men and 54.7% for women. 63% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 226 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 318 (24%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 341 (26%) · **■** Marginal 418 (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 Vandavasi - Gengapuram2,708 people - Irumbedu2,681 people - Avaniyapuram2,638 people - Salavedu2,493 people - Nerkunam2,425 people - Vallan2,401 people - Kottai2,343 people - Arasur2,330 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kovalaivedu?604404 - How far is Kovalaivedu from Tiruvannamalai?80 km by road - What is the population of Kovalaivedu?2,477 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kovalaivedu in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kovalaivedu?64.7% (Census 2011)