# Appuvilai Village, Radhapuram, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/radhapuram/appuvilai/ Village · Radhapuram, Tirunelveli # Appuvilai Appuvilai is a village in Radhapuram sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627657**. The 2011 Census counted **2,212 people in 539 households**, the 31st largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%. - 2,212people (2011) - 539households - 91.0%literacy - 627657PIN code ## Appuvilai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Appuvilai is 627657.** Appuvilai falls in Radhapuram sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627657 - Gram panchayatAppuvilai - Community development blockRadhapuram - Census village code643059 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Appuvilai from nearby towns? - Radhapuram (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)64 km by road - Thisayanvilai (nearest town)1 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 Appuvilai? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Appuvilai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thisayanvilai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Appuvilai known for? The main crops are **banana, paddy and pappaya**. Products made here include beedi and mat. About 11% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Appuvilai Of every 100 households in Appuvilai in 2011, 95 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Appuvilai · ■ Radhapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****62%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **44% Tap water ****90%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%** **61% Use banking services ****68%** **55% Television ****88%** **89% Mobile phone ****82%** **67% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****30%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **3% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****76%** **88% 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 Appuvilai? ■ Appuvilai · ■ Radhapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.0%** **87.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **1030 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921** **963 Working population ****37.0%** **41.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 90.4% for women. 57% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 40 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (7%) · **■** Household industry 56 (7%) · **■** Other work 503 (61%) · **■** Marginal 162 (20%) 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 Radhapuram - Kasthurirangapuram3,081 people - Achampadu2,947 people - A.Tirumalapuram2,543 people - Parameswarapuram2,324 people - Soundarapandiapuram2,212 people - Tisayanvilai2,048 people - Kovankulam1,206 people - Alaganeri489 people [All 36 villages in Radhapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/radhapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Appuvilai?627657 - How far is Appuvilai from Tirunelveli?64 km by road - What is the population of Appuvilai?2,212 (Census 2011) - Which district is Appuvilai in?Tirunelveli district (Radhapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Appuvilai?91.0% (Census 2011)