# Kalavay Village, Tindivanam, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/kalavay/ Village · Tindivanam, Viluppuram # Kalavay Kalavay is a village in Tindivanam sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604307**. The 2011 Census counted **1,748 people in 427 households**, the 66th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 1,748people (2011) - 427households - 71.5%literacy - 604307PIN code ## Kalavay PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalavay is 604307.** Kalavay falls in Tindivanam sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604307 - Gram panchayatKalavay - Community development blockMarakkanam - Census village code632688 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? - Tindivanam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)36 km by road - Tindivanam (nearest town)8 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? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kalavay; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tindivanam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tindivanam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tindivanam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 24 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 61% of the 509 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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, 97 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kalavay · ■ Tindivanam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **93% Toilet within the home ****18%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **83% Tap water ****72%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **74% Use banking services ****51%** **40% Television ****85%** **88% Mobile phone ****69%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****89%** **95% 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 · ■ Tindivanam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990** **976 Working population ****39.8%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 58.5% for women. 49% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 74 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 180 (26%) · **■** Marginal 294 (42%) 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 Tindivanam - Atchipakkam1,811 people - Kadavambakkam1,798 people - Kattusiviri1,775 people - Pasiyar1,749 people - Omipper1,741 people - Asur1,716 people - Seyyankuppam1,700 people - Kilsithamur1,669 people [All 223 villages in Tindivanam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalavay?604307 - How far is Kalavay from Viluppuram?36 km by road - What is the population of Kalavay?1,748 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalavay in?Viluppuram district (Tindivanam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalavay?71.5% (Census 2011)