# Banavaram Village, Arakonam, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/banavaram/ Village · Arakonam, Vellore # Banavaram Banavaram is a village in Arakonam sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632505**. The 2011 Census counted **6,784 people in 1,661 households**, the 4th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 6,784people (2011) - 1,661households - 80.6%literacy - 632505PIN code ## Banavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Banavaram is 632505.** Banavaram falls in Arakonam sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632505 - Gram panchayatBanavaram - Community development blockKaveripakkam - Census village code630620 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Banavaram from nearby towns? - Arakonam (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)60 km by road - Sholingur (nearest town)14 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 Banavaram? 33 services counted by the Census are inside Banavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 4 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kaveripakkam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sholingur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Banavaram known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 13% of the 858 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Banavaram Of every 100 households in Banavaram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Banavaram · ■ Arakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****29%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **83% Tap water ****98%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **64% Use banking services ****32%** **32% Television ****79%** **90% Mobile phone ****62%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **5% Own their home ****86%** **94% 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 Banavaram? ■ Banavaram · ■ Arakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829** **961 Working population ****42.9%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 72.2% for women. 56% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 217 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 225 (8%) · **■** Household industry 62 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,477 (51%) · **■** Marginal 929 (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 Arakonam - Perumuchi9,373 people - Minnal9,192 people - Polur7,429 people - Mosur6,462 people - Vadamambakkam6,240 people - Sayanavaram6,093 people - Itchiputhur5,755 people [All 138 villages in Arakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Banavaram?632505 - How far is Banavaram from Vellore?60 km by road - What is the population of Banavaram?6,784 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banavaram in?Vellore district (Arakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Banavaram?80.6% (Census 2011)