# Vahaivilai Village, Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/vahaivilai/ Village · Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi # Vahaivilai Vahaivilai is a village in Tiruchendur sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628210**. The 2011 Census counted **447 people in 103 households**, the 46th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%. - 447people (2011) - 103households - 90.5%literacy - 628210PIN code ## Vahaivilai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vahaivilai is 628210.** Vahaivilai falls in Tiruchendur sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628210 - Gram panchayatLakshmipuram - Community development blockUdangudi - Census village code642584 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vahaivilai from nearby towns? - Tiruchendur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)60 km by road - Udangudi (nearest town)7 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 Vahaivilai? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Vahaivilai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Megnanapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruchendur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veerapandianpattinam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Vahaivilai known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and coconut**. About 17% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Vahaivilai Of every 100 households in Vahaivilai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 93 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vahaivilai · ■ Tiruchendur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****38%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **46% Tap water ****100%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****93%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%** **66% Use banking services ****42%** **56% Television ****90%** **85% Mobile phone ****88%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****34%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **7% Own their home ****98%** **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 Vahaivilai? ■ Vahaivilai · ■ Tiruchendur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.5%** **89.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1170** **1057 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667** **957 Working population ****61.3%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.4% for men and 88.9% for women. 71% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 21 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (12%) · **■** Household industry 65 (24%) · **■** Other work 119 (43%) · **■** Marginal 37 (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 Tiruchendur - Malavarayanatham984 people - Maveedupannai893 people - Alagiamanavalapuram777 people - Thirunaveerudayarpuram506 people [All 47 villages in Tiruchendur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vahaivilai?628210 - How far is Vahaivilai from Thoothukkudi?60 km by road - What is the population of Vahaivilai?447 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vahaivilai in?Thoothukkudi district (Tiruchendur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vahaivilai?90.5% (Census 2011)