# Uthangal Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore 

# Uthangal

Uthangal is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607804**. The 2011 Census counted **4,188 people in 1,049 households**, the 15th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 4,188people (2011)
- 1,049households
- 76.0%literacy
- 607804PIN code

## Uthangal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Uthangal is 607804.** Uthangal falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code607804
- Gram panchayatUthangal
- Community development blockKammapuram
- Census village code637165

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

## How far is Uthangal from nearby towns?

- Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)60 km by road
- Virudhachalam (nearest town)10 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 Uthangal?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Uthangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · U. Agaram
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Neyveli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sathamangalam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Uthangal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 7% of the 842 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Uthangal

Of every 100 households in Uthangal in 2011, 87 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Uthangal · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**83%

Tap water ****99%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**79%

Use banking services ****44%**

**54%

Television ****90%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Uthangal?

■ Uthangal · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**852

Working population ****39.0%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 65.4% for women. 54% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (3%) · **■** Household industry 38 (2%) · **■** Other work 688 (42%) · **■** Marginal 730 (45%)

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

- Veppur4,548 people
- Edaichchithur4,351 people
- Periyanesalur4,272 people
- Vadakkuvellur4,233 people
- Kammapuram4,149 people
- Paravalur4,054 people
- Kuppanatham4,025 people
- Palakkollai4,018 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Uthangal?607804
- How far is Uthangal from Cuddalore?60 km by road
- What is the population of Uthangal?4,188 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uthangal in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Uthangal?76.0% (Census 2011)