# Sayamalai Village, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/sayamalai/ Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli # Sayamalai Sayamalai is a village in Sankarankoil sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628552**. The 2011 Census counted **5,504 people in 1,459 households**, the 15th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 5,504people (2011) - 1,459households - 67.9%literacy - 628552PIN code ## Sayamalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sayamalai is 628552.** Sayamalai falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628552 - Gram panchayatSayamalai - Community development blockKuruvikulam - Census village code642701 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sayamalai from nearby towns? - Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)40 km by road - Kalugumalai (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 Sayamalai? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Sayamalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sendamangalam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Melaneelidanallur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sankarankoil - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Sayamalai known for? The main crops are **maize, green gram and black gram**. About 56% of the 2,590 hectares of village land is sown, and 442 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 Sayamalai Of every 100 households in Sayamalai in 2011, 87 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sayamalai · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **93% Toilet within the home ****4%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **80% Tap water ****97%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **73% Use banking services ****36%** **46% Television ****89%** **84% Mobile phone ****44%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****97%** **91% 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 Sayamalai? ■ Sayamalai · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040** **968 Working population ****54.4%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.2% for men and 58.9% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 517 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,455 (49%) · **■** Household industry 40 (1%) · **■** Other work 352 (12%) · **■** Marginal 631 (21%) 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 Sankarankoil - Kuruvikulam6,327 people - Kulasekaramangalam6,212 people - Vadakkuppanaivadali6,176 people - Pandappuli5,954 people - Achchampatti5,474 people - Keelaneelidanallur5,325 people - Perumalpatti5,175 people - Panaiyur5,050 people [All 85 villages in Sankarankoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sayamalai?628552 - How far is Sayamalai from Tirunelveli?40 km by road - What is the population of Sayamalai?5,504 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sayamalai in?Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sayamalai?67.9% (Census 2011)