Village · Sirkali, Nagapattinam # Pagasalai Pagasalai is a village in Sirkali sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 609117. The 2011 Census counted 2,086 people in 513 households, the 55th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%. - 2,086 people (2011) - 513 households - 81.2% literacy - 609117 PIN code ## Pagasalai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pagasalai is 609117. Pagasalai falls in Sirkali sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 609117 - Gram panchayat Pagasalai - Community development block Sembanarkoil - Census village code 637432 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pagasalai from nearby towns? - Sirkali (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ) 62 km by road - Vaitheeswaran Koil (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pagasalai? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Pagasalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Vaitheeswaran Koil - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sirkali - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Vaitheeswaran Koil - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pagasalai known for? The main crops are paddy, sugarcane and banana. About 69% of the 482 hectares of village land is sown, and 331 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pagasalai Of every 100 households in Pagasalai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pagasalai · ■ Sirkali rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 93% - Toilet within the home 13% 32% - No toilet (open defecation) 87% 66% - Tap water 76% 56% - Drinking water within premises 38% 23% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 27% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 71% - Use banking services 46% 43% - Television 94% 90% - Mobile phone 48% 58% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 17% 17% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 4% 5% - Own their home 98% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pagasalai? ■ Pagasalai · ■ Sirkali rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 81.2% 79.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1039 1024 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 973 948 - Working population 48.4% 42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.9% for men and 73.7% for women. 59% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 60 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 251 (25%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 257 (25%) · ■ Marginal 433 (43%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sirkali - Vadarengam 2,225 people - Kondathur 2,197 people - Natham 2,176 people - Perunthottam I 2,143 people - Nemmeli 2,061 people - Pachaiperumanallur 2,043 people - Valluvakudi 1,981 people - Alangadu 1,933 people All 87 villages in Sirkali ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pagasalai? 609117 - How far is Pagasalai from Nagapattinam? 62 km by road - What is the population of Pagasalai? 2,086 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pagasalai in? Nagapattinam district (Sirkali sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pagasalai? 81.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/pagasalai/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.