# Thiyagai Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/thiyagai/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Thiyagai Thiyagai is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606206**. The 2011 Census counted **1,953 people in 433 households**, the 76th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 1,953people (2011) - 433households - 67.2%literacy - 606206PIN code ## Thiyagai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thiyagai is 606206.** Thiyagai falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606206 - Gram panchayatThiyagai - Community development blockThiyagadurgam - Census village code633458 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thiyagai from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)60 km by road - Thiagadurgam (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 Thiyagai? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Thiyagai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Thiyagadurgam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vadatherasalur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 5 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 Thiyagai known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 56% of the 516 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 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 Thiyagai Of every 100 households in Thiyagai in 2011, 88 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thiyagai · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **94% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **87% Tap water ****99%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **73% Use banking services ****58%** **50% Television ****85%** **84% Mobile phone ****60%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Thiyagai? ■ Thiyagai · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874** **918 Working population ****48.8%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.6% for men and 60.1% for women. 55% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 130 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 314 (33%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 177 (19%) · **■** Marginal 317 (33%) 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 Kallakkurichi - Chinnamampattu2,139 people - Kandachimangalam2,086 people - Rayarpalayam2,034 people - Thagarai1,953 people - Sembakurichi1,905 people - Alambalam1,900 people - Melur1,874 people - Thachur1,845 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thiyagai?606206 - How far is Thiyagai from Viluppuram?60 km by road - What is the population of Thiyagai?1,953 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thiyagai in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thiyagai?67.2% (Census 2011)