# Silamalai Village, Bodinayakanur, Theni (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/bodinayakanur/silamalai/ Village · Bodinayakanur, Theni # Silamalai Silamalai is a village in Bodinayakanur sub-district of Theni district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625528**. The 2011 Census counted **8,236 people in 2,208 households**, the 5th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.0%. - 8,236people (2011) - 2,208households - 68.8%literacy - 625528PIN code ## Silamalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Silamalai is 625528.** Silamalai falls in Bodinayakanur sub-district, Theni district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625528 - Gram panchayatSilamalai - Community development blockBodinayakanur - Census village code641078 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Silamalai from nearby towns? - Bodinayakanur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Theni Allinagaram (district HQ)25 km by road - Bodinayakanur (nearest town)8 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 Silamalai? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Silamalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 9 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Bodinayackanur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Silamalai known for? The main crops are **maize, cow pea and field been**. Products made here include saw. About 76% of the 2,076 hectares of village land is sown, and 392 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 Silamalai Of every 100 households in Silamalai in 2011, 87 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Silamalai · ■ Bodinayakanur rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **90% Toilet within the home ****17%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **67% Tap water ****98%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **61% Use banking services ****19%** **28% Television ****86%** **87% Mobile phone ****38%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****90%** **84% 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 Silamalai? ■ Silamalai · ■ Bodinayakanur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%** **72.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949** **931 Working population ****56.2%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 56.7% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 563 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,601 (56%) · **■** Household industry 137 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,006 (22%) · **■** Marginal 324 (7%) 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 Bodinayakanur - Ammapatti13,598 people - Kodangipatti11,600 people - Uppukottai10,756 people - Rasingapuram9,280 people - Dombucheri7,493 people - Bodinayackanur1,983 people - Meenakshipuram1,938 people - Kulaiyanur1,806 people [All 12 villages in Bodinayakanur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/bodinayakanur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Silamalai?625528 - How far is Silamalai from Theni Allinagaram?25 km by road - What is the population of Silamalai?8,236 (Census 2011) - Which district is Silamalai in?Theni district (Bodinayakanur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Silamalai?68.8% (Census 2011)