# Thackalai Village, Kalkulam, Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/kalkulam/thackalai/ Village · Kalkulam, Kanniyakumari # Thackalai Thackalai is a village in Kalkulam sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **629175**. The 2011 Census counted **9,551 people in 2,525 households**, the 4th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 90.7%. - 9,551people (2011) - 2,525households - 92.3%literacy - 629175PIN code ## Thackalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thackalai is 629175.** Thackalai falls in Kalkulam sub-district, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code629175 - Gram panchayatKalkurichy, Muthalakurichy - Community development blockThackalai - Census village code643130 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thackalai from nearby towns? - Pathmanabapuram (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Nagercoil (district HQ)15 km by road - Pathmanabapuram (nearest town)1 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 Thackalai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Thackalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●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 · Thakkalai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruvithankodu - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Thakkalai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 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 Thackalai known for? The main crops are **coconut, banana and rubber**. About 17% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Thackalai Of every 100 households in Thackalai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Thackalai · ■ Kalkulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****94%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **8% Tap water ****49%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **64% Use banking services ****66%** **68% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****63%** **66% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****20%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****90%** **92% 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 Thackalai? ■ Thackalai · ■ Kalkulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.3%** **90.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **982 Working population ****38.8%** **38.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.1% for men and 90.6% for women. 57% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 75 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (4%) · **■** Household industry 40 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,515 (68%) · **■** Marginal 935 (25%) 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 Kalkulam - Kadiapattinam26,589 people - Attoor11,699 people - Colachel9,836 people - Kurunthencode9,050 people - Thalakkulam8,986 people - Kalkulam6,705 people - Valvachagostam5,579 people [All 17 villages in Kalkulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/kalkulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thackalai?629175 - How far is Thackalai from Nagercoil?15 km by road - What is the population of Thackalai?9,551 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thackalai in?Kanniyakumari district (Kalkulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thackalai?92.3% (Census 2011)