Konalai is a village in

Manachanallur Taluk Manachanallur taluk is a taluk of Tiruchirapalli district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Manachanallur Mannachanallur is a Taluk and Town in Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tami ...

, Tiruchirappalli District, 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 () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or 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 bei ...

22 km to the south and

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 Tiruchirapalli West Taluk is a taluk of Tiruchirapalli district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its cap ...

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

Lalgudi Thiruthavathurai (Lalgudi) is a town in Tiruchirapalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town of Lalgudi heads the Lalgudi taluk, Lalgudi division, Lalgudi Educational District, Lalgudi DSP and Lalgudi Constituency (1952 onwa ...

, Thuraiyur, and

Perambalur Perambalur is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of Perambalur district and Perambalur ''taluk'' (sub-district). census, the town had a population of 49,648. There are a set of 11th century Buddha statues aroun ...

References

Villages in Tiruchirappalli district {{Tiruchirapalli-geo-stub