# Kalavay Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/kalavay/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Kalavay Kalavay is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604202**. The 2011 Census counted **2,157 people in 488 households**, the 55th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 2,157people (2011) - 488households - 65.6%literacy - 604202PIN code ## Kalavay PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalavay is 604202.** Kalavay falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604202 - Gram panchayatMel Kalavai - Community development blockVallam - Census village code632384 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalavay from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)40 km by road - Gingee (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 Kalavay? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kalavay; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Neganur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chellapirathi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nattarmangalam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 15 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 Kalavay known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 57% of the 420 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Kalavay Of every 100 households in Kalavay in 2011, 90 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kalavay · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **92% Toilet within the home ****5%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **86% Tap water ****90%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **82% Use banking services ****26%** **45% Television ****93%** **85% Mobile phone ****61%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Kalavay? ■ Kalavay · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860** **931 Working population ****54.6%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.5% for men and 58.2% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 331 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 771 (66%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 57 (5%) · **■** Marginal 15 (1%) 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 - Periyanolambai2,248 people - Illodu2,240 people - Talankunram2,240 people - Eachur2,168 people - Vallam2,154 people - Manalapadi2,138 people - Cholangunam2,120 people - Konalur2,091 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalavay?604202 - How far is Kalavay from Viluppuram?40 km by road - What is the population of Kalavay?2,157 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalavay in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalavay?65.6% (Census 2011)