# Vallam Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/vallam/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Vallam Vallam is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604206**. The 2011 Census counted **2,154 people in 518 households**, the 56th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 2,154people (2011) - 518households - 71.4%literacy - 604206PIN code ## Vallam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vallam is 604206.** Vallam falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604206 - Gram panchayatVallam - Community development blockVallam - Census village code632457 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vallam from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)50 km by road - Gingee (nearest town)13 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 Vallam? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Vallam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National 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 · Melchittamur - ○Degree college10+ km · Tindivanam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nattarmangalam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 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)16 h summer · 19 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 Vallam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 71% of the 403 hectares of village land is sown, and 262 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 Vallam Of every 100 households in Vallam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vallam · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****23%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **86% Tap water ****99%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **82% Use banking services ****42%** **45% Television ****94%** **85% Mobile phone ****51%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****90%** **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 Vallam? ■ Vallam · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **931 Working population ****59.2%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 63.1% for women. 64% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 199 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 723 (57%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 256 (20%) · **■** Marginal 84 (7%) 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 - Illodu2,240 people - Talankunram2,240 people - Eachur2,168 people - Kalavay2,157 people - Manalapadi2,138 people - Cholangunam2,120 people - Konalur2,091 people - Ethanemili2,086 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vallam?604206 - How far is Vallam from Viluppuram?50 km by road - What is the population of Vallam?2,154 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vallam in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vallam?71.4% (Census 2011)