Konalai is a village in Manachanallur Taluk,

Tiruchirappalli District Tiruchirappalli District is one of the 38 districts, located along the Kaveri River, in Tamil Nadu, India. The headquarters of the district is the city of Tiruchirappalli. During the British Raj, the district was referred to as Trichinopoly, ...

, in the Indian state of

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. It is 67 meters above sea level with good road connections amidst a network of rivers and waterways north of the Kolladam River. The state capital of

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is 331 km northeast with the district headquarters of

Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli (), also known as Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with being the best livable and the cleanest city of T ...

22 km to the south and Manachanallur Taluk 14 km southwest. The nearest major railway station to Konalai is in Tiruchirappalli.

Demographics

In 2011, Konalai was inhabited by 1109 families of which 9.9% (110) of the population were children under age six. The local language is

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. Tamil is widely spoken throughout the Taluk.

Education

The Dr. G. Sakunthala College of Nursing, the Universal Teacher Training Institute,

Trichy Engineering College Trichy Engineering College (TEC) is a College of Engineering located in Konalai, a village on the Tiruchirappalli to Chennai national highway, in Tamil Nadu, India. It was established in 1998. It is affiliated with Anna University. it offers ...

, and St. Therasa's Aid are near Konalai. Due to these institutions of higher education, the results yielded are a higher literacy rate for the village (86.81%) relative to the Tamil Nadu region (80.09%). Male literacy (92.31%) exceeds female literacy (81.70%). The schools are mostly run by government.

Attractions

The St. Antony of Padua Church is approximately 116 years old and belongs to the Kumbakonam Diocese. Two festivals are held at the church each year, on 19–21 January and on 12–13 June. Tsaphah Ministries has a main Church called 'Tsaphah Prophetic Church' near lake.

Nearby villages and cities

Konalai is surrounded by

Lalgudi Taluk Lalgudi taluk is an administrative area of Tiruchirapalli district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Lalgudi. The taluk of Lalgudi was formed 100 years ago by the British East India Company. Lalgudi ...

towards the south, Tiruchirappalli Taluk. Thiruverambur Taluk lies to the South, and Pullambadi Taluk lies to the East. Some notable cities near Konalai include

Lalgudi Lalgudi is a prominent municipality located in the Tiruchirapalli district of Tamil Nadu, India. This region has historical and cultural significance, serving as the administrative center for various divisions including Lalgudi taluk, Lalgudi E ...

Thuraiyur Thuraiyur is a municipality and Taluk in the Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was upgraded to a III Grade Municipality from Town Panchayat on 17 January 1970, and to a II Grade Municipality in May 1998. It was upgr ...

, and

Perambalur Perambalur is a City Municipal corporation which is located in the heart of Tamil Nadu and is 267 kilometers South of the capital city of Chennai. The district covers an area of 1,757 square kilometers, located between 10.54' and 11.30' degrees ...

References

Villages in Tiruchirappalli district {{Tiruchirapalli-geo-stub