# Eravalam Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/eravalam/ Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram # Eravalam Eravalam is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605752**. The 2011 Census counted **1,844 people in 383 households**, the 93rd largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 1,844people (2011) - 383households - 64.8%literacy - 605752PIN code ## Eravalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Eravalam is 605752.** Eravalam falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605752 - Gram panchayatEravalam - Community development blockThirukkoyilur - Census village code633158 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Eravalam from nearby towns? - Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)4 km by road - Tirukkoyilur (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 Eravalam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Eravalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Tirukkoyilur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirukkoyilur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ariyur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 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 Eravalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and bajra**. About 62% of the 369 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Eravalam Of every 100 households in Eravalam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Eravalam · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **91% Toilet within the home ****3%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **88% Tap water ****74%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **76% Use banking services ****32%** **33% Television ****92%** **84% Mobile phone ****69%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **7% Own their home ****100%** **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 Eravalam? ■ Eravalam · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781** **933 Working population ****55.9%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 51.7% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 253 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 405 (39%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 70 (7%) · **■** Marginal 293 (28%) 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 Tirukkoyilur - Vadakkunemili1,968 people - Kadaganur1,945 people - Kodiyur1,897 people - Nedumudaiyan1,870 people - Keelathayanur1,835 people - Pudupalaiyam1,834 people - Devaradiarkuppam1,811 people - Avi. Kolapakkam1,810 people [All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Eravalam?605752 - How far is Eravalam from Viluppuram?4 km by road - What is the population of Eravalam?1,844 (Census 2011) - Which district is Eravalam in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Eravalam?64.8% (Census 2011)