# Konthagai Village, Papanasam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/papanasam/konthagai/ Village · Papanasam, Thanjavur # Konthagai Konthagai is a village in Papanasam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612303**. The 2011 Census counted **575 people in 149 households**, the 94th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%. - 575people (2011) - 149households - 80.3%literacy - 612303PIN code ## Konthagai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Konthagai is 612303.** Konthagai falls in Papanasam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612303 - Gram panchayatKonthagai - Community development blockPapanasam - Census village code638579 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Konthagai from nearby towns? - Papanasam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)40 km by road - Swamimalai (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 Konthagai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Konthagai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thirupurambiyam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kumbakonam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dharasuram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 12 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 Konthagai known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 70% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Konthagai Of every 100 households in Konthagai in 2011, 98 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Konthagai · ■ Papanasam rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****28%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **67% Tap water ****49%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **71% Use banking services ****65%** **44% Television ****95%** **90% Mobile phone ****79%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **91% 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 Konthagai? ■ Konthagai · ■ Papanasam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%** **78.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039** **1032 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926** **948 Working population ****33.9%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.8% for men and 71.3% for women. 57% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Other work 10 (5%) · **■** Marginal 185 (95%) 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 Papanasam - Edakkudi625 people - Mahimalai Bit600 people - Ponmeindanallur600 people - Neithalur580 people - Arumanallur566 people - Karuppurpadugai547 people - Pulimangalam443 people - Bhavaniyambalpuram388 people [All 106 villages in Papanasam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/papanasam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Konthagai?612303 - How far is Konthagai from Thanjavur?40 km by road - What is the population of Konthagai?575 (Census 2011) - Which district is Konthagai in?Thanjavur district (Papanasam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Konthagai?80.3% (Census 2011)