# Katchanavilai Village, Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/katchanavilai/ Village · Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi # Katchanavilai Katchanavilai is a village in Tiruchendur sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628214**. The 2011 Census counted **2,946 people in 852 households**, the 18th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%. - 2,946people (2011) - 852households - 90.2%literacy - 628214PIN code ## Katchanavilai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Katchanavilai is 628214.** Katchanavilai falls in Tiruchendur sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628214 - Gram panchayatKatchanavilai - Community development blockAlwarthirunagari - Census village code642567 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Katchanavilai from nearby towns? - Tiruchendur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)45 km by road - Nazerath (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 Katchanavilai? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Katchanavilai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 8 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nalumavadi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nazerath - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veerapandianpattinam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 19 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 Katchanavilai known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and tamarind**. About 19% of the 329 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Katchanavilai Of every 100 households in Katchanavilai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Katchanavilai · ■ Tiruchendur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****44%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **46% Tap water ****98%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **66% Use banking services ****41%** **56% Television ****80%** **85% Mobile phone ****68%** **64% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****81%** **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 Katchanavilai? ■ Katchanavilai · ■ Tiruchendur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.2%** **89.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067** **1057 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **957 Working population ****34.7%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.4% for men and 87.2% for women. 49% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 55 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (10%) · **■** Household industry 33 (3%) · **■** Other work 579 (57%) · **■** Marginal 254 (25%) 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 Tiruchendur - Veerapandianpattinam3,571 people - Vellamadam3,511 people - Mukkuperi3,505 people - Suganthalai3,437 people - Sethukkuvaithan2,924 people - Venkatramanujapuram2,917 people - Nallur2,812 people - Pallipathu2,722 people [All 47 villages in Tiruchendur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Katchanavilai?628214 - How far is Katchanavilai from Thoothukkudi?45 km by road - What is the population of Katchanavilai?2,946 (Census 2011) - Which district is Katchanavilai in?Thoothukkudi district (Tiruchendur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Katchanavilai?90.2% (Census 2011)