# Shenkottai, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu 

# Shenkottai

Shenkottai is a sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **141,416 people**, 6 towns and 14 villages (9 inhabited). The largest village is Puliyarai (9,186 people).

- 141,416people (2011)
- 14villages
- 6towns
- 79.5%literacy

## Population of Shenkottai compared with Tirunelveli

■ Shenkottai · ■ Tirunelveli district

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**960

Working population ****47.4%**

**46.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Shenkottai

Of every 100 households in Shenkottai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shenkottai · ■ Tirunelveli district

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**43%

Tap water ****88%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**47%

Use banking services ****60%**

**58%

Television ****82%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**6%

Own their home ****79%**

**78%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Shenkottai

- Shenkottai26,823 people
- Vadakarai Keezhpadugai20,821 people
- Achampudur13,566 people
- Pudur12,457 people
- Panpoli9,313 people
- Sumaitheerthapuram6,879 people

## Largest villages in Shenkottai

- Puliyarai · 9,186 people
- Elathur · 8,636 people
- Piranoor · 7,292 people
- Periapillaivalasai · 6,673 people
- Tenpottai · 5,250 people
- Karkudi · 4,134 people
- Vallam · 3,701 people
- Neduvayal · 3,618 people
- Kanakkupillaivalasai · 3,067 people

[All 14 villages in Shenkottai →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/shenkottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Shenkottai?14 (9 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Shenkottai in?Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Shenkottai?141,416 (Census 2011)