# Chittalai Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/chittalai/ Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai # Chittalai Chittalai is a village in Thirumangalam sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625706**. The 2011 Census counted **752 people in 218 households**, the 70th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 752people (2011) - 218households - 68.2%literacy - 625706PIN code ## Chittalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chittalai is 625706.** Chittalai falls in Thirumangalam sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625706 - Gram panchayatChithalai - Community development blockThirumangalam - Census village code640928 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chittalai from nearby towns? - Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)22 km by road - Thirumangalam (nearest town)9 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 Chittalai? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chittalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Urappanur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karumathur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kokkulam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 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 Chittalai known for? About 21% of the 281 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Chittalai Of every 100 households in Chittalai in 2011, 86 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Chittalai · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **92% Toilet within the home ****6%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **78% Tap water ****98%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **70% Use banking services ****22%** **51% Television ****86%** **87% Mobile phone ****59%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****93%** **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 Chittalai? ■ Chittalai · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781** **912 Working population ****58.1%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 53.2% for women. 55% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 123 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 223 (51%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 87 (20%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%) 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 Thirumangalam - Veppankulam878 people - Virusankulam860 people - Chettipillayarnatham841 people - Pokkampatti763 people - Giriyagoundanpatti743 people - Mallampatti664 people - Iluppakulam646 people - Sundarangundu612 people [All 95 villages in Thirumangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chittalai?625706 - How far is Chittalai from Madurai?22 km by road - What is the population of Chittalai?752 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chittalai in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chittalai?68.2% (Census 2011)