# Avalam Village, Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/avalam/ Village · Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram # Avalam Avalam is a village in Ulundurpettai sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607204**. The 2011 Census counted **1,238 people in 264 households**, the 109th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,238people (2011) - 264households - 76.1%literacy - 607204PIN code ## Avalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Avalam is 607204.** Avalam falls in Ulundurpettai sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code607204 - Gram panchayatSemmanandal - Community development blockTirunavalur - Census village code633638 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Avalam from nearby towns? - Ulundurpettai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)18 km by road - Ulundurpettai (nearest town)15 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 Avalam? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Avalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Parikkal - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirunavalur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Tirunavalur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ulundurpettai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 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 Avalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, bajra and ground nut**. About 37% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Avalam Of every 100 households in Avalam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Avalam · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **93% Toilet within the home ****13%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **90% Tap water ****100%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **82% Use banking services ****27%** **40% Television ****94%** **80% Mobile phone ****49%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **9% 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 Avalam? ■ Avalam · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802** **934 Working population ****56.5%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 67.1% for women. 60% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 670 (96%) 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 Ulundurpettai - A. Kulathur1,297 people - Puvannur1,276 people - U.Sellur1,266 people - Alangiri1,262 people - Sirupakkam1,229 people - Andikuli1,217 people - Thenkunam1,213 people - Thomal1,213 people [All 182 villages in Ulundurpettai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Avalam?607204 - How far is Avalam from Viluppuram?18 km by road - What is the population of Avalam?1,238 (Census 2011) - Which district is Avalam in?Viluppuram district (Ulundurpettai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Avalam?76.1% (Census 2011)