# Pennaivalam Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/pennaivalam/ Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram # Pennaivalam Pennaivalam is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605803**. The 2011 Census counted **3,720 people in 807 households**, the 25th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 3,720people (2011) - 807households - 57.6%literacy - 605803PIN code ## Pennaivalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pennaivalam is 605803.** Pennaivalam falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605803 - Gram panchayatPennaivalam - Community development blockThiruvennainallur - Census village code633201 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pennaivalam from nearby towns? - Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)27 km by road - Tirukkoyilur (nearest town)14 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 Pennaivalam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Pennaivalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State 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 · Mannakuppam - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tiruvennainallur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Pennaivalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 29% of the 685 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Pennaivalam Of every 100 households in Pennaivalam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pennaivalam · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **91% Toilet within the home ****0%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **88% Tap water ****91%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **76% Use banking services ****45%** **33% Television ****92%** **84% Mobile phone ****52%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **7% 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 Pennaivalam? ■ Pennaivalam · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967** **933 Working population ****53.9%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.2% for men and 46.5% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 262 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 383 (19%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,293 (64%) 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 - Enathimangalam3,861 people - Thagadi3,825 people - Deviagaram3,785 people - Vadagaraithayanur3,745 people - Jambai3,684 people - C. Meyyur3,673 people - Kasbakaranai3,636 people - Paiyur3,484 people [All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pennaivalam?605803 - How far is Pennaivalam from Viluppuram?27 km by road - What is the population of Pennaivalam?3,720 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pennaivalam in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pennaivalam?57.6% (Census 2011)