Village · Karaikkudi, Sivaganga # Pilar Pilar is a village in Karaikkudi sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 630305. The 2011 Census counted 782 people in 215 households, the 50th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 782 people (2011) - 215 households - 63.0% literacy - 630305 PIN code ## Pilar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pilar is 630305. Pilar falls in Karaikkudi sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 630305 - Gram panchayat Koothalur - Community development block Kallal - Census village code 640104 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pilar from nearby towns? - Karaikkudi (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ) 58 km by road - Karaikkudi (nearest town) 17 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pilar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Pilar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 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 - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kallal - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Karaikkudi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kovilur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated 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. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pilar known for? The main crops are paddy, ground nut and coconut. About 6% of the 579 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pilar Of every 100 households in Pilar in 2011, 90 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pilar · ■ Karaikkudi rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 88% - Toilet within the home 34% 32% - No toilet (open defecation) 55% 64% - Tap water 55% 64% - Drinking water within premises 20% 21% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 32% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 79% 65% - Use banking services 35% 56% - Television 78% 89% - Mobile phone 53% 68% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 22% 29% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 8% 3% - Own their home 97% 89% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pilar? ■ Pilar · ■ Karaikkudi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.0% 77.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1154 1024 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 891 956 - Working population 59.2% 47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.1% for men and 53.7% for women. 58% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 118 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 120 (26%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 86 (19%) · ■ Marginal 135 (29%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Karaikkudi - Vilavadiendal 851 people - Kulappadi 829 people - Ilandamangalam 821 people - Variyanvayal 815 people - Siruvayal 639 people - Pukkudi 614 people - Kallankudi 538 people - Malaikandan 466 people All 63 villages in Karaikkudi ## Other places named Pilar - Pilar · Village, Udupi, Udupi · 3,221 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pilar? 630305 - How far is Pilar from Sivaganga? 58 km by road - What is the population of Pilar? 782 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pilar in? Sivaganga district (Karaikkudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pilar? 63.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/karaikkudi/pilar/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.