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{{Infobox settlement | name = Thisayanvilai | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Taluk | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India | coordinates = {{coord|8|20|10|N|77|51|52|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Tamil Nadu | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Tirunelveli | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 23702 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Tamil | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 627657 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 04637 | registration_plate = TN-72V | website = | footnotes = }} '''Thisayanvilai''' is a special grade-town Panchayat. It is one of the taluks in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s36a9aeddfc689c1d0e3b9ccc3ab651bc5/uploads/2020/02/2020021464.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=cdn.s3waas.gov.in |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002034847/https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s36a9aeddfc689c1d0e3b9ccc3ab651bc5/uploads/2020/02/2020021464.pdf |archive-date=2 October 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Demographics== According to the 2011 census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/803879-thisayanvilai-tamil-nadu.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622235720/http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/803879-thisayanvilai-tamil-nadu.html|archivedate=2015-06-22|title=Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2015-06-22|publisher=Census Commission of India}}</ref> Thisayanvilai has a population of 23,702. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Thisayanvilai has an average literacy rate of 91.12%, higher than the state average of 80.09. Male literacy is 94.10%, and female literacy is 88.22%. In Thisayanvilai, 11.35% of the population is under 6 years of age. Of the late, many from the district immigrate there, in search of better employment, making it an immigration hub.
==Industry== Being nearer to mineral-rich beaches, Thisayanvilai has one of India's largest Garnet and Ilmenite exporting companies named VV Minerals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/company/vv-minerals-private-limited/U13209TN2001PTC046645|title = V.V Minerals Private Limited Information - V.V Minerals Private Limited Company Profile, V.V Minerals Private Limited News on the Economic Times}}</ref>
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Category:Cities and towns in Tirunelveli district