# Kanakai Village, Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/kanakai/ Village · Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar # Kanakai Kanakai is a village in Aruppukkottai sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626114**. The 2011 Census counted **1,417 people in 378 households**, the 31st largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 1,417people (2011) - 378households - 85.3%literacy - 626114PIN code ## Kanakai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kanakai is 626114.** Kanakai falls in Aruppukkottai sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626114 - Gram panchayatK.Chettikulam, Nallangulam - Community development blockTiruchuli - Census village code641688 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanakai from nearby towns? - Aruppukkottai (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)55 km by road - Kamuthi (nearest town)15 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 Kanakai? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kanakai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Melaiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Kamuthi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Soolakkarai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 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 Kanakai known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and ground nut**. About 36% of the 815 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Kanakai Of every 100 households in Kanakai in 2011, 85 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kanakai · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **91% Toilet within the home ****2%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **74% Tap water ****100%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **65% Use banking services ****33%** **47% Television ****90%** **86% Mobile phone ****58%** **58% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **7% Own their home ****97%** **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 Kanakai? ■ Kanakai · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838** **949 Working population ****60.1%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.2% for men and 77.7% for women. 59% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (4%) · **■** Marginal 809 (95%) 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 Aruppukkottai - Velayudhapuram1,553 people - Thiruvirunthalpuram1,450 people - Paralachi1,432 people - Melaiyur1,420 people - Gopalapuram1,307 people - Kurunjakulam1,267 people - Keelkudi1,264 people - Kurundamadam1,251 people [All 75 villages in Aruppukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanakai?626114 - How far is Kanakai from Virudhunagar?55 km by road - What is the population of Kanakai?1,417 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanakai in?Virudhunagar district (Aruppukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kanakai?85.3% (Census 2011)