# Pillayarnatham Village, Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/kovilpatti/pillayarnatham/ Village · Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi # Pillayarnatham Pillayarnatham is a village in Kovilpatti sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628721**. The 2011 Census counted **2,042 people in 601 households**, the 22nd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%. - 2,042people (2011) - 601households - 81.7%literacy - 628721PIN code ## Pillayarnatham PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pillayarnatham is 628721.** Pillayarnatham falls in Kovilpatti sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628721 - Gram panchayatPillaiyarrnatham - Community development blockKuruvikulam - Census village code642237 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pillayarnatham from nearby towns? - Kovilpatti (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)65 km by road - Kovilpatti (nearest town)13 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 Pillayarnatham? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Pillayarnatham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Ilaiyarasanendal - ○Degree college10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Pillayarnatham known for? The main crops are **corn, black gram and paddy**. Products made here include match box. About 55% of the 1,744 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Pillayarnatham Of every 100 households in Pillayarnatham in 2011, 97 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pillayarnatham · ■ Kovilpatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****6%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **85% Tap water ****62%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **68% Use banking services ****28%** **49% Television ****84%** **84% Mobile phone ****56%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****91%** **89% 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 Pillayarnatham? ■ Pillayarnatham · ■ Kovilpatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%** **74.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1261** **955 Working population ****58.8%** **56.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.3% for men and 74.1% for women. 63% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 325 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 537 (45%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 174 (14%) · **■** Marginal 158 (13%) 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 Kovilpatti - K.Venkateswarapuram2,300 people - Appaneri2,278 people - Thonugal2,227 people - Duraiyoor2,186 people - Panikkarkulam1,922 people - Sivandipatti1,912 people - Mudukkumeendanpatti1,902 people - Kattarankulam1,850 people [All 73 villages in Kovilpatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/kovilpatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pillayarnatham?628721 - How far is Pillayarnatham from Thoothukkudi?65 km by road - What is the population of Pillayarnatham?2,042 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pillayarnatham in?Thoothukkudi district (Kovilpatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pillayarnatham?81.7% (Census 2011)