# Thirunilai Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/thirunilai/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Thirunilai Thirunilai is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603109**. The 2011 Census counted **811 people in 228 households**, the 89th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 811people (2011) - 228households - 73.8%literacy - 603109PIN code ## Thirunilai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thirunilai is 603109.** Thirunilai falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603109 - Gram panchayatThirunilai - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629526 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thirunilai from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)56 km by road - Tirukalukundram (nearest town)7 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 Thirunilai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Thirunilai; 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manamathy - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirukalukundram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)18 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 Thirunilai known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 37% of the 380 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Thirunilai Of every 100 households in Thirunilai in 2011, 91 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Thirunilai · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **96% Toilet within the home ****6%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **60% Tap water ****100%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%** **48% Use banking services ****37%** **48% Television ****87%** **91% Mobile phone ****59%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****44%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****5%** **3% Own their home ****98%** **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 Thirunilai? ■ Thirunilai · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****661** **969 Working population ****61.2%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 61.8% for women. 67% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 72 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (13%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 94 (19%) · **■** Marginal 260 (52%) 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 - Periyaputheri833 people - Thenur833 people - Acharavakkam822 people - Velichi821 people - Pandur804 people - Othivakkam803 people - Keelakottiyur768 people - Echankaranai747 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thirunilai?603109 - How far is Thirunilai from Kancheepuram?56 km by road - What is the population of Thirunilai?811 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thirunilai in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thirunilai?73.8% (Census 2011)