# Sivanam Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/sivanam/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Sivanam Sivanam is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604501**. The 2011 Census counted **738 people in 178 households**, the 166th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 738people (2011) - 178households - 73.8%literacy - 604501PIN code ## Sivanam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sivanam is 604501.** Sivanam falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604501 - Gram panchayatSivanam - Community development blockThellar - Census village code631597 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sivanam from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)80 km by road - Desur (nearest town)5 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 Sivanam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sivanam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 school5–10 km · Thellar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thellar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Agarakarakottai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Sivanam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 40% of the 376 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Sivanam Of every 100 households in Sivanam in 2011, 82 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sivanam · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **93% Toilet within the home ****40%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **86% Tap water ****93%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **81% Use banking services ****45%** **44% Television ****77%** **88% Mobile phone ****47%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **6% Own their home ****85%** **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 Sivanam? ■ Sivanam · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909** **974 Working population ****49.5%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.5% for men and 61.9% for women. 57% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 86 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (7%) · **■** Marginal 243 (67%) 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 - Kilnarma757 people - Nadukuppam752 people - Irumbili743 people - Avnavadi740 people - Jagannathapuram730 people - Karanai715 people - Soraputhur706 people - Sathanoor687 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sivanam?604501 - How far is Sivanam from Tiruvannamalai?80 km by road - What is the population of Sivanam?738 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sivanam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sivanam?73.8% (Census 2011)