# Alambalam Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram 

# Alambalam

Alambalam is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606202**. The 2011 Census counted **3,209 people in 791 households**, the 36th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 3,209people (2011)
- 791households
- 61.6%literacy
- 606202PIN code

## Alambalam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alambalam is 606202.** Alambalam falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606202
- Gram panchayatAlambalam
- Community development blockKallakkurichi
- Census village code633400

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Alambalam from nearby towns?

- Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)73 km by road
- Kallakkurichi (nearest town)7 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 Alambalam?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Alambalam; 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 school5–10 km · Kallakurichi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kallakurichi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kallakurichi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Alambalam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 70% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Alambalam

Of every 100 households in Alambalam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Alambalam · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**87%

Tap water ****92%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%**

**77%

Use banking services ****32%**

**49%

Television ****52%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**10%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 Alambalam?

■ Alambalam · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**939

Working population ****61.5%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 51.2% for women. 62% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 450 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 609 (31%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 222 (11%) · **■** Marginal 682 (35%)

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 Sankarapuram

- Kilpadi3,491 people
- Poruvalur3,456 people
- Periakolliyur3,336 people
- Maiyanur3,242 people
- Mangalam3,207 people
- Agarakottalam3,086 people
- Vadasiruvalur3,081 people
- Ariyalur3,045 people

[All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alambalam?606202
- How far is Alambalam from Viluppuram?73 km by road
- What is the population of Alambalam?3,209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alambalam in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Alambalam?61.6% (Census 2011)