# Kallanai Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/kallanai/ Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai # Kallanai Kallanai is a village in Thirumangalam sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625022**. The 2011 Census counted **2,112 people in 564 households**, the 29th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 2,112people (2011) - 564households - 58.0%literacy - 625022PIN code ## Kallanai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kallanai is 625022.** Kallanai falls in Thirumangalam sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625022 - Gram panchayatKallanai, Thoombakulam - Community development blockKallikudi - Census village code640980 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kallanai from nearby towns? - Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)26 km by road - Thirumangalam (nearest town)15 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 Kallanai? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kallanai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Koodakovil - ○Degree college10+ km · Vadagarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalligudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 7 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 Kallanai known for? The main crops are **paddy, chilli and cotton**. About 44% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Kallanai Of every 100 households in Kallanai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kallanai · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****3%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **78% Tap water ****3%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **70% Use banking services ****92%** **51% Television ****79%** **87% Mobile phone ****53%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **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 Kallanai? ■ Kallanai · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849** **912 Working population ****58.8%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.8% for men and 41.8% for women. 54% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 64 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,027 (83%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 127 (10%) · **■** Marginal 15 (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 - Ponnamangalam2,257 people - Koodakovil2,232 people - Arasapatti2,210 people - Saluppapillayarnatham2,129 people - Madippanur2,008 people - Vidathakulam1,934 people - Kilavaneri1,891 people - Ammapatti1,868 people [All 95 villages in Thirumangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kallanai?625022 - How far is Kallanai from Madurai?26 km by road - What is the population of Kallanai?2,112 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kallanai in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kallanai?58.0% (Census 2011)