# Kila Eral Village, Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi 

# Kila Eral

Kila Eral is a village in Ettayapuram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628908**. The 2011 Census counted **2,491 people in 709 households**, the 6th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 2,491people (2011)
- 709households
- 78.0%literacy
- 628908PIN code

## Kila Eral PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kila Eral is 628908.** Kila Eral falls in Ettayapuram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code628908
- Gram panchayatKila Eral
- Community development blockKovilpatti
- Census village code642290

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kila Eral from nearby towns?

- Ettayapuram (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (district HQ)35 km by road
- Ettayapuram (nearest town)5 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 Kila Eral?

29 services counted by the Census are inside Kila Eral; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●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
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn 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 · Ettayapuram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kovilpatti
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Kila Eral known for?

The main crops are **black gram, whole green gram and maize**. About 77% of the 920 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Kila Eral

Of every 100 households in Kila Eral in 2011, 92 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kila Eral · ■ Ettayapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**87%

Tap water ****99%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**65%

Use banking services ****54%**

**40%

Television ****86%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**9%

Own their home ****77%**

**86%

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 Kila Eral?

■ Kila Eral · ■ Ettayapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1115**

**1061

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**986

Working population ****55.3%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 70.7% for women. 62% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 879 (64%) · **■** Household industry 35 (3%) · **■** Other work 336 (24%) · **■** Marginal 84 (6%)

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 Ettayapuram

- Ilambuvanam3,695 people
- Irachi3,266 people
- Thappathi2,730 people
- Muthulapuram2,635 people
- Vembur2,359 people
- Ayan Karisalkulam2,286 people
- Nambipuram1,545 people
- Urulaikudi1,536 people

[All 55 villages in Ettayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kila Eral?628908
- How far is Kila Eral from Thoothukkudi?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kila Eral?2,491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kila Eral in?Thoothukkudi district (Ettayapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kila Eral?78.0% (Census 2011)
