# Kizhaiyur Village, Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/kizhaiyur/ Village · Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam # Kizhaiyur Kizhaiyur is a village in Tharangambadi sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609304**. The 2011 Census counted **4,600 people in 1,202 households**, the 8th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 4,600people (2011) - 1,202households - 87.9%literacy - 609304PIN code ## Kizhaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kizhaiyur is 609304.** Kizhaiyur falls in Tharangambadi sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609304 - Gram panchayatKeezhaiyur - Community development blockSembanarkoil - Census village code637564 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kizhaiyur from nearby towns? - Tharangambadi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)60 km by road - Mayiladuthurai (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 Kizhaiyur? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Kizhaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sembanarkoil - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mannampandal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mayiladuthurai - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Kizhaiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 85% of the 607 hectares of village land is sown, and 457 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 Kizhaiyur Of every 100 households in Kizhaiyur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kizhaiyur · ■ Tharangambadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****38%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **63% Tap water ****77%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **66% Use banking services ****58%** **48% Television ****96%** **90% Mobile phone ****68%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****1%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **93% 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 Kizhaiyur? ■ Kizhaiyur · ■ Tharangambadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **1033 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978** **963 Working population ****38.3%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.5% for men and 83.2% for women. 61% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 214 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,096 (62%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 409 (23%) · **■** Marginal 37 (2%) 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 Tharangambadi - Ilaiyalur5,883 people - Manikkapangu5,685 people - Kidarankondan5,660 people - Arupathy5,478 people - Thalaiyudaiyarar Koil Pathy4,544 people - Udayayarkoil Pathy4,387 people - Kalamanallur4,283 people - Iluppur4,240 people [All 67 villages in Tharangambadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kizhaiyur?609304 - How far is Kizhaiyur from Nagapattinam?60 km by road - What is the population of Kizhaiyur?4,600 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kizhaiyur in?Nagapattinam district (Tharangambadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kizhaiyur?87.9% (Census 2011)