# Kengarai Village, Kotagiri, The Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/kotagiri/kengarai/ Village · Kotagiri, The Nilgiris # Kengarai Kengarai is a village in Kotagiri sub-district of The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **643217**. The 2011 Census counted **6,820 people in 1,971 households**, the 6th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 6,820people (2011) - 1,971households - 80.9%literacy - 643217PIN code ## Kengarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kengarai is 643217.** Kengarai falls in Kotagiri sub-district, The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code643217 - Gram panchayatKadinamala, Kengarai - Community development blockKotagiri - Census village code635106 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kengarai from nearby towns? - Kotagiri (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Udhagamandalam (district HQ)44 km by road - Kotagiri (nearest town)16 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 Kengarai? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Kengarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school5–10 km · Denad - ○Degree college10+ km · Kotagiri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Naduhatty - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Kengarai known for? The main crops are **tea, coffee and carrot**. Products made here include tea dust. About 41% of the 2,944 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kengarai Of every 100 households in Kengarai in 2011, 93 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kengarai · ■ Kotagiri rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****33%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **59% Tap water ****92%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **44% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **52% Use banking services ****66%** **56% Television ****88%** **90% Mobile phone ****68%** **64% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****70%** **75% 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 Kengarai? ■ Kengarai · ■ Kotagiri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037** **1055 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783** **942 Working population ****60.0%** **58.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.0% for men and 70.3% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 140 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,471 (36%) · **■** Household industry 336 (8%) · **■** Other work 1,821 (44%) · **■** Marginal 325 (8%) 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 Kotagiri - Naduhatty10,278 people - Denad8,284 people - Kotagiri7,952 people - Konakarai7,511 people - Jackanarai4,602 people - Kodanad4,153 people - Kallampalayam1,691 people - Aracode781 people [All 14 villages in Kotagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/kotagiri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kengarai?643217 - How far is Kengarai from Udhagamandalam?44 km by road - What is the population of Kengarai?6,820 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kengarai in?The Nilgiris district (Kotagiri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kengarai?80.9% (Census 2011)