# Vilathurai, Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu) – Town Population

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Town · Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu 

# Vilathurai

Vilathurai is a town in Vilavancode sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu (census town). The 2011 Census counted **19,758 people** in 5,171 households. Literacy was 90.9%.

- 19,758people (2011)
- 5,171households
- 90.9%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Population of Vilathurai

■ Vilathurai · ■ Kanniyakumari urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.9%**

**92.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**966

Working population ****35.4%**

**36.0%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Vilathurai

Of every 100 households in Vilathurai in 2011, 95 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Vilathurai · ■ Kanniyakumari urban average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**6%

Tap water ****71%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**57%

Use banking services ****58%**

**65%

Television ****94%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****2%**

**3%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 people in Vilathurai work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 4,115 (59%) · **■** Household industry 119 (2%) · **■** Farming 765 (11%) · **■** Marginal 2,001 (29%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Vilathurai in numbers and road distances

- Density2,054 per km²
- Annual rainfall1,142 mm
- Temperature range24 °C to 34 °C

### Road distances

- Chennai (state capital)750 km by road
- Nagercoil (district HQ)40 km by road
- Nagercoil (city of 1 lakh+)40 km by road
- Thiruvananthapuram (city of 5 lakh+)35 km by road
- Kuzhithurai (railway station)8 km by road

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

## Services and economy in Vilathurai

### Civic services

- Pucca roads55 km
- DrainageOpen drains
- Flush toilets5,048
- Water storage950 kl
- Electricity — homes5,171
- Electricity — industry13

### Hospitals

- ●Alternative-medicine hospitals1 · 1 doctors
- ●Dispensaries1 · 1 beds · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitals1 · 1 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools3 govt · 3 private

### Banks

- Nationalised banks1
- Private banks2
- Co-operative banks1

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Vilathurai?19,758 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vilathurai in?Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu