# Sholamaligai Village, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/sholamaligai/ Village · Kumbakonam, Thanjavur # Sholamaligai Sholamaligai is a village in Kumbakonam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612703**. The 2011 Census counted **5,446 people in 1,372 households**, the 8th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%. - 5,446people (2011) - 1,372households - 83.3%literacy - 612703PIN code ## Sholamaligai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sholamaligai is 612703.** Sholamaligai falls in Kumbakonam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612703 - Gram panchayatSholamaligai, Ariyapadaiveedu - Community development blockKumbakonam - Census village code638537 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sholamaligai from nearby towns? - Kumbakonam (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)18 km by road - Dharasuram (nearest town)4 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 Sholamaligai? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sholamaligai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Patteeswaram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kumbakonam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kumbakonam - ○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 - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Sholamaligai known for? About 53% of the 446 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Sholamaligai Of every 100 households in Sholamaligai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sholamaligai · ■ Kumbakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****46%** **39% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **58% Tap water ****72%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **67% Use banking services ****42%** **50% Television ****91%** **91% Mobile phone ****68%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****89%** **87% 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 Sholamaligai? ■ Sholamaligai · ■ Kumbakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%** **80.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **952 Working population ****43.7%** **41.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.2% for men and 76.9% for women. 63% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 296 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,172 (49%) · **■** Household industry 107 (4%) · **■** Other work 688 (29%) · **■** Marginal 116 (5%) 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 Kumbakonam - Palavathankattalai6,752 people - Koranattu Karuppur II6,347 people - Valaiyapettai5,864 people - Thiruppurambiyam5,505 people - Thippirajapuram3,817 people - Thandanthottam3,741 people - Neerathanallur3,651 people - Sakkottai3,625 people [All 103 villages in Kumbakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sholamaligai?612703 - How far is Sholamaligai from Thanjavur?18 km by road - What is the population of Sholamaligai?5,446 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sholamaligai in?Thanjavur district (Kumbakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sholamaligai?83.3% (Census 2011)