# Palavalam Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/palavalam/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Palavalam Palavalam is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606754**. The 2011 Census counted **1,870 people in 437 households**, the 73rd largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 1,870people (2011) - 437households - 70.7%literacy - 606754PIN code ## Palavalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palavalam is 606754.** Palavalam falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606754 - Gram panchayatPalavalam - Community development blockGingee - Census village code632438 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palavalam from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)40 km by road - Vettavalam (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 Palavalam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Palavalam; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vettavalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Somasipadi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 12 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 Palavalam known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 42% of the 456 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Palavalam Of every 100 households in Palavalam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palavalam · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****3%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **86% Tap water ****94%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **82% Use banking services ****67%** **45% Television ****92%** **85% Mobile phone ****35%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **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 Palavalam? ■ Palavalam · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133** **931 Working population ****48.4%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 61.0% for women. 59% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 337 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (22%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 70 (8%) · **■** Marginal 298 (33%) 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 - Kurinjipai1,926 people - Kadambur1,919 people - Bharatantangal1,917 people - Manandal1,913 people - Anaiyeri1,858 people - Marakonam1,856 people - Eyyakunnam1,851 people - Madappundi1,832 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palavalam?606754 - How far is Palavalam from Viluppuram?40 km by road - What is the population of Palavalam?1,870 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palavalam in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palavalam?70.7% (Census 2011)