# Mangalam Village, Punganur, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/punganur/mangalam/ Village · Punganur, Chittoor # Mangalam Mangalam is a village in Punganur sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517247**. The 2011 Census counted **3,336 people in 797 households**, the 5th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%. - 3,336people (2011) - 797households - 62.5%literacy - 517247PIN code ## Mangalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mangalam is 517247.** Mangalam falls in Punganur sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517247 - Gram panchayatMangalam - Community development blockPunganur - Census village code596547 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mangalam from nearby towns? - Punganur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)76 km by road - Punganur (nearest town)5 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 Mangalam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Mangalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Punganur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Punganur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Punganur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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 - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Mangalam known for? The main crops are **ground nut, sugar cane and paddy**. About 39% of the 1,169 hectares of village land is sown, and 215 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 Mangalam Of every 100 households in Mangalam in 2011, 83 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mangalam · ■ Punganur rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **90% Toilet within the home ****6%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **88% Tap water ****74%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **88% Use banking services ****50%** **57% Television ****47%** **46% Mobile phone ****37%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **29% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Mangalam? ■ Mangalam · ■ Punganur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%** **64.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049** **1005 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1066** **997 Working population ****53.7%** **56.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.8% for men and 51.6% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 347 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 664 (37%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 382 (21%) · **■** Marginal 394 (22%) 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 Punganur - Bheemaganipalle6,081 people - Vanamaladinne5,297 people - Mittachinthavari Palle4,252 people - Palyampalle3,884 people - Chandramakula Palle3,258 people - Melumdoddi3,217 people - Bodevaripalle3,061 people - Aradigunta2,922 people [All 18 villages in Punganur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/punganur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mangalam?517247 - How far is Mangalam from Chittoor?76 km by road - What is the population of Mangalam?3,336 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mangalam in?Chittoor district (Punganur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Mangalam?62.5% (Census 2011)