# Thottalam Village, Ambur, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/ambur/thottalam/ Village · Ambur, Vellore # Thottalam Thottalam is a village in Ambur sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635804**. The 2011 Census counted **3,660 people in 850 households**, the 17th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%. - 3,660people (2011) - 850households - 56.4%literacy - 635804PIN code ## Thottalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thottalam is 635804.** Thottalam falls in Ambur sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635804 - Gram panchayatThottalam - Community development blockMadhanur - Census village code630998 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thottalam from nearby towns? - Ambur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)37 km by road - Gudiyatham (nearest town)12 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 Thottalam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Thottalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Madanur - ○Degree college10+ km · Gudiyatham - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gudiyatham - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Thottalam known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and betel**. Products made here include jaggery. About 27% of the 371 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Thottalam Of every 100 households in Thottalam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Thottalam · ■ Ambur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****33%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **70% Tap water ****76%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **66% Use banking services ****45%** **33% Television ****88%** **87% Mobile phone ****62%** **58% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **91% 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 Thottalam? ■ Thottalam · ■ Ambur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%** **76.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **955 Working population ****40.1%** **45.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.4% for men and 50.7% for women. 53% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 60 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 368 (25%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 600 (41%) · **■** Marginal 413 (28%) 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 Ambur - Palur4,100 people - Chinnapallikuppam4,064 people - Nariambattu3,912 people - Vadapudupattu3,912 people - Kilmurungai3,587 people - Chinnavarikam3,556 people - Madanur3,428 people - Asanampattu3,370 people [All 94 villages in Ambur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/ambur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thottalam?635804 - How far is Thottalam from Vellore?37 km by road - What is the population of Thottalam?3,660 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thottalam in?Vellore district (Ambur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thottalam?56.4% (Census 2011)