# Idayalam Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/idayalam/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Idayalam Idayalam is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,560 people in 371 households**, the 95th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 1,560people (2011) - 371households - 74.5%literacy - 604202PIN code ## Idayalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Idayalam is 604202.** Idayalam falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604202 - Gram panchayatIdayalam - Community development blockGingee - Census village code632410 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Idayalam from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)35 km by road - Gingee (nearest town)3 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 Idayalam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Idayalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gingee - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chellapirathi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gingee - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 23 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 Idayalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 60% of the 320 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Idayalam Of every 100 households in Idayalam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Idayalam · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **92% Toilet within the home ****8%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **86% Tap water ****3%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **82% Use banking services ****51%** **45% Television ****93%** **85% Mobile phone ****77%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****94%** **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 Idayalam? ■ Idayalam · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1135** **931 Working population ****46.7%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 64.7% for women. 55% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 156 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 235 (32%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 129 (18%) · **■** Marginal 192 (26%) 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 - Pothuvoy1,626 people - Vadapalai1,607 people - Melathipakkam1,597 people - Kammandur1,579 people - Pappambadi1,532 people - Perungappur1,524 people - Tadagam1,524 people - Kallapuliyur1,513 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Idayalam?604202 - How far is Idayalam from Viluppuram?35 km by road - What is the population of Idayalam?1,560 (Census 2011) - Which district is Idayalam in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Idayalam?74.5% (Census 2011)