# Embalam Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/embalam/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Embalam Embalam is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604204**. The 2011 Census counted **953 people in 260 households**, the 165th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 953people (2011) - 260households - 66.7%literacy - 604204PIN code ## Embalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Embalam is 604204.** Embalam falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604204 - Gram panchayatEyyakunnam - Community development blockMelmalayanur - Census village code632343 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Embalam from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)49 km by road - Gingee (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 Embalam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Embalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sevaladurai - ○Degree college10+ km · Chellapirathi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nattarmangalam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Embalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and water melon**. About 65% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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 Embalam Of every 100 households in Embalam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Embalam · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **92% Toilet within the home ****0%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **86% Tap water ****81%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%** **82% Use banking services ****47%** **45% Television ****54%** **85% Mobile phone ****47%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **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 Embalam? ■ Embalam · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **931 Working population ****57.4%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.6% for men and 52.3% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 369 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (14%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 42 (8%) · **■** Marginal 48 (9%) 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 Gingee - Thiruvadikunnam987 people - Chellapiratti975 people - Kamagaram974 people - Sathanandal965 people - Agalur950 people - Kilmambattu950 people - Nattarmangalam943 people - Sindipattu921 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Embalam?604204 - How far is Embalam from Viluppuram?49 km by road - What is the population of Embalam?953 (Census 2011) - Which district is Embalam in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Embalam?66.7% (Census 2011)