# Manakkarai Village, Srivaikuntam, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Srivaikuntam, Thoothukkudi 

# Manakkarai

Manakkarai is a village in Srivaikuntam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628619**. The 2011 Census counted **3,474 people in 884 households**, the 16th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 3,474people (2011)
- 884households
- 77.8%literacy
- 628619PIN code

## Manakkarai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Manakkarai is 628619.** Manakkarai falls in Srivaikuntam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code628619
- Gram panchayatManakkarai , Nanalkadu
- Community development blockKarungulam
- Census village code642503

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

## How far is Manakkarai from nearby towns?

- Srivaikuntam (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (district HQ)40 km by road
- Srivaikuntam (nearest town)6 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 Manakkarai?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Manakkarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●State highwayIn 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 · Kongarayankurichi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Padmanabhamangalam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tirunelveli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Manakkarai known for?

The main crops are **paddy and banana**. About 23% of the 1,102 hectares of village land is sown, and 253 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 Manakkarai

Of every 100 households in Manakkarai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Manakkarai · ■ Srivaikuntam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**67%

Tap water ****95%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**68%

Use banking services ****36%**

**52%

Television ****88%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

Own their home ****93%**

**87%

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 Manakkarai?

■ Manakkarai · ■ Srivaikuntam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**955

Working population ****40.3%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 68.9% for women. 55% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 194 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 535 (38%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 465 (33%) · **■** Marginal 190 (14%)

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 Srivaikuntam

- Kottarakkurichi3,858 people
- Maramangalam3,819 people
- Vasavappapuram3,812 people
- Valavallan3,553 people
- Vallakulam3,313 people
- Kalvay3,266 people
- Kongarayankurichi3,246 people
- Vitthalapuram3,175 people

[All 65 villages in Srivaikuntam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/srivaikuntam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Manakkarai?628619
- How far is Manakkarai from Thoothukkudi?40 km by road
- What is the population of Manakkarai?3,474 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Manakkarai in?Thoothukkudi district (Srivaikuntam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Manakkarai?77.8% (Census 2011)
