# Poigaimalai R.F. Village, Thovala, Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thovala, Kanniyakumari 

# Poigaimalai R.F.

Poigaimalai R.F. is a village in Thovala sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **689851**. The 2011 Census counted **22 people in 10 households**, the 12th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 90.3%.

- 22people (2011)
- 10households
- 68.4%literacy
- 689851PIN code

## Poigaimalai R.F. PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Poigaimalai R.F. is 689851.** Poigaimalai R.F. falls in Thovala sub-district, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code689851
- Gram panchayatChenbagaramanputhur
- Community development blockThovalai
- Census village code643159

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

## How far is Poigaimalai R.F. from nearby towns?

- Boothapandi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Nagercoil (district HQ)14 km by road
- Boothapandi (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 Poigaimalai R.F.?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Poigaimalai R.F.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Ananthapuram
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Boothapandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nagercoil
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Erachakulam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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.

## Homes and amenities in Poigaimalai R.F.

Of every 100 households in Poigaimalai R.F. in 2011, 70 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Poigaimalai R.F. · ■ Thovala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**15%

Tap water ****30%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**37%

Use banking services ****40%**

**60%

Television ****70%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****60%**

**21%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****30%**

**80%

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 Poigaimalai R.F.?

■ Poigaimalai R.F. · ■ Thovala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**90.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1750**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**919

Working population ****59.1%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 66.7% for women. 88% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (8%) · **■** Other work 9 (69%) · **■** Marginal 2 (15%)

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 Thovala

- Esanthimangalam3,302 people
- Azhagiapandipuram3,230 people
- Chiramadam1,321 people
- Thadagamalai R.F.58 people

[All 18 villages in Thovala](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/thovala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Poigaimalai R.F.?689851
- How far is Poigaimalai R.F. from Nagercoil?14 km by road
- What is the population of Poigaimalai R.F.?22 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poigaimalai R.F. in?Kanniyakumari district (Thovala sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Poigaimalai R.F.?68.4% (Census 2011)