# Thirunilai Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/thirunilai/ Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur # Thirunilai Thirunilai is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601101**. The 2011 Census counted **957 people in 242 households**, the 55th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 957people (2011) - 242households - 71.6%literacy - 601101PIN code ## Thirunilai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thirunilai is 601101.** Thirunilai falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601101 - Gram panchayatThirunilai - Community development blockEllapuram - Census village code628814 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thirunilai from nearby towns? - Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)35 km by road - Arani (nearest town)3 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 Thirunilai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Thirunilai; 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 · Arani - ○Degree college10+ km · Vengal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palavakkam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Thirunilai known for? The main crops are **paddy and banana**. About 70% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Thirunilai Of every 100 households in Thirunilai in 2011, 100 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Thirunilai · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **94% Toilet within the home ****1%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **73% Tap water ****100%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **64% Use banking services ****82%** **38% Television ****98%** **90% Mobile phone ****10%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****1%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **94% 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 Thirunilai? ■ Thirunilai · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1117** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898** **960 Working population ****55.5%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.7% for men and 63.7% for women. 62% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 55 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 399 (75%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (10%) · **■** Marginal 24 (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 Uthukkottai - Perumudivakkam1,037 people - Amindanallur1,018 people - Thamaraikuppam1,017 people - Maduravasal981 people - Kottakuppam941 people - Athupakkam922 people - Melakaramanur860 people - Mamballam772 people [All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thirunilai?601101 - How far is Thirunilai from Thiruvallur?35 km by road - What is the population of Thirunilai?957 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thirunilai in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thirunilai?71.6% (Census 2011)