# Konakarai Village, Kotagiri, The Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/kotagiri/konakarai/ Village · Kotagiri, The Nilgiris # Konakarai Konakarai is a village in Kotagiri sub-district of The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **643217**. The 2011 Census counted **7,511 people in 2,207 households**, the 5th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 7,511people (2011) - 2,207households - 83.8%literacy - 643217PIN code ## Konakarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Konakarai is 643217.** Konakarai falls in Kotagiri sub-district, The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code643217 - Gram panchayatKonavakkorai - Community development blockKotagiri - Census village code635107 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Konakarai from nearby towns? - Kotagiri (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Udhagamandalam (district HQ)34 km by road - Kotagiri (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 Konakarai? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Konakarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 6 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 · Kotagiri - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kotagiri - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Naduhatty - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Konakarai known for? The main crops are **tea**. Products made here include tea dust. About 45% of the 3,716 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Konakarai Of every 100 households in Konakarai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Konakarai · ■ Kotagiri rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****52%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **59% Tap water ****69%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%** **44% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **52% Use banking services ****66%** **56% Television ****91%** **90% Mobile phone ****62%** **64% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****56%** **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 Konakarai? ■ Konakarai · ■ Kotagiri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043** **1055 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910** **942 Working population ****57.9%** **58.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.2% for men and 75.8% for women. 63% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 76 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 999 (23%) · **■** Household industry 20 (0%) · **■** Other work 3,148 (72%) · **■** Marginal 108 (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 Kotagiri - Nedugula13,071 people - Naduhatty10,278 people - Denad8,284 people - Kotagiri7,952 people - Kengarai6,820 people - Jackanarai4,602 people - Kodanad4,153 people - Kallampalayam1,691 people [All 14 villages in Kotagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/kotagiri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Konakarai?643217 - How far is Konakarai from Udhagamandalam?34 km by road - What is the population of Konakarai?7,511 (Census 2011) - Which district is Konakarai in?The Nilgiris district (Kotagiri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Konakarai?83.8% (Census 2011)