# Mailai Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/mailai/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Mailai Mailai is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603108**. The 2011 Census counted **1,148 people in 292 households**, the 71st largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,148people (2011) - 292households - 76.2%literacy - 603108PIN code ## Mailai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mailai is 603108.** Mailai falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603108 - Gram panchayatMailai - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629485 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mailai from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)60 km by road - Thiruporur (nearest town)10 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 Mailai? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Mailai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sembakkam - ○Degree college10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Mailai known for? The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 31% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Mailai Of every 100 households in Mailai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mailai · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****12%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **60% Tap water ****99%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **48% Use banking services ****11%** **48% Television ****89%** **91% Mobile phone ****63%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****45%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****6%** **3% Own their home ****95%** **85% 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 Mailai? ■ Mailai · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1300** **969 Working population ****39.4%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 66.5% for women. 60% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 75 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (19%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 255 (56%) · **■** Marginal 26 (6%) 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 Chengalpattu - Kottamedu1,233 people - Melmanapakkam1,212 people - Salavankuppam1,194 people - Kondangi1,150 people - Vembakkam1,099 people - Arungundram1,056 people - Pazhaveli1,037 people - Agaram1,003 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mailai?603108 - How far is Mailai from Kancheepuram?60 km by road - What is the population of Mailai?1,148 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mailai in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mailai?76.2% (Census 2011)