# Komangalam Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore 

# Komangalam

Komangalam is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600601**. The 2011 Census counted **2,050 people in 524 households**, the 55th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 2,050people (2011)
- 524households
- 72.1%literacy
- 600601PIN code

## Komangalam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Komangalam is 600601.** Komangalam falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code600601
- Gram panchayatKomangalam
- Community development blockVirudhachalam
- Census village code637139

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Komangalam from nearby towns?

- Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)60 km by road
- Virudhachalam (nearest town)6 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 Komangalam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Komangalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Virudhachalam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Virudhachalam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Virudhachalam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Komangalam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 38% of the 348 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 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 Komangalam

Of every 100 households in Komangalam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Komangalam · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**83%

Tap water ****98%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**79%

Use banking services ****44%**

**54%

Television ****93%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****90%**

**96%

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 Komangalam?

■ Komangalam · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**852

Working population ****53.2%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 60.9% for women. 60% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 55 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 554 (51%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 180 (16%) · **■** Marginal 300 (27%)

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 Virudhachalam

- Marungur2,122 people
- Rajendirapattinam2,102 people
- Neyveli2,078 people
- Arasakuli2,070 people
- Kotteri2,050 people
- Kunankurichi2,032 people
- Vilangattur2,031 people
- Therkuvadakkuputtur2,013 people

[All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Komangalam?600601
- How far is Komangalam from Cuddalore?60 km by road
- What is the population of Komangalam?2,050 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Komangalam in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Komangalam?72.1% (Census 2011)
