# Sholavandipuram Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/sholavandipuram/

Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram 

# Sholavandipuram

Sholavandipuram is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605751**. The 2011 Census counted **4,194 people in 946 households**, the 18th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%.

- 4,194people (2011)
- 946households
- 49.9%literacy
- 605751PIN code

## Sholavandipuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sholavandipuram is 605751.** Sholavandipuram falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code605751
- Gram panchayatSholavandipuram
- Community development blockThirukkoyilur
- Census village code633190

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

## How far is Sholavandipuram from nearby towns?

- Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)50 km by road
- Tirukkoyilur (nearest town)18 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 Sholavandipuram?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Sholavandipuram; 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ariyur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ariyur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Sholavandipuram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and bajra**. About 61% of the 1,141 hectares of village land is sown, and 648 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 Sholavandipuram

Of every 100 households in Sholavandipuram in 2011, 84 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sholavandipuram · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**88%

Tap water ****99%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**76%

Use banking services ****9%**

**33%

Television ****48%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**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 Sholavandipuram?

■ Sholavandipuram · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.9%**

**67.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**933

Working population ****54.0%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.8% for men and 40.6% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 414 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 931 (41%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 123 (5%) · **■** Marginal 780 (34%)

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

- T.Pudupalayam4,532 people
- Vilandai4,491 people
- Alambadi4,419 people
- Othiyathur4,301 people
- Kuladipamangalam4,029 people
- Kattupaiyur4,023 people
- Enathimangalam3,861 people
- Thagadi3,825 people

[All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sholavandipuram?605751
- How far is Sholavandipuram from Viluppuram?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sholavandipuram?4,194 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sholavandipuram in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Sholavandipuram?49.9% (Census 2011)
