# Suganthalai Village, Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/suganthalai/ Village · Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi # Suganthalai Suganthalai is a village in Tiruchendur sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628207**. The 2011 Census counted **3,437 people in 898 households**, the 17th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%. - 3,437people (2011) - 898households - 89.8%literacy - 628207PIN code ## Suganthalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Suganthalai is 628207.** Suganthalai falls in Tiruchendur sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628207 - Gram panchayatVarandivel, Suganthalai - Community development blockAlwarthirunagari - Census village code642556 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Suganthalai from nearby towns? - Tiruchendur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)28 km by road - Kayalpattinam (nearest town)10 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 Suganthalai? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Suganthalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Athur - ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruchendur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veerapandianpattinam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Suganthalai known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and coconut**. About 71% of the 481 hectares of village land is sown, and 330 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 Suganthalai Of every 100 households in Suganthalai in 2011, 93 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Suganthalai · ■ Tiruchendur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **93% Toilet within the home ****51%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **46% Tap water ****86%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **66% Use banking services ****50%** **56% Television ****87%** **85% Mobile phone ****64%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****89%** **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 Suganthalai? ■ Suganthalai · ■ Tiruchendur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%** **89.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **1057 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863** **957 Working population ****44.6%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.0% for men and 85.7% for women. 62% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 145 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 320 (21%) · **■** Household industry 64 (4%) · **■** Other work 624 (41%) · **■** Marginal 380 (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 - Angamangalam4,086 people - Veerapandianpattinam3,571 people - Vellamadam3,511 people - Mukkuperi3,505 people - Katchanavilai2,946 people - Sethukkuvaithan2,924 people - Venkatramanujapuram2,917 people - Nallur2,812 people [All 47 villages in Tiruchendur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Suganthalai?628207 - How far is Suganthalai from Thoothukkudi?28 km by road - What is the population of Suganthalai?3,437 (Census 2011) - Which district is Suganthalai in?Thoothukkudi district (Tiruchendur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Suganthalai?89.8% (Census 2011)