# Vilangattur Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore 

# Vilangattur

Vilangattur is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606302**. The 2011 Census counted **2,031 people in 524 households**, the 58th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 2,031people (2011)
- 524households
- 61.4%literacy
- 606302PIN code

## Vilangattur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vilangattur is 606302.** Vilangattur falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606302
- Gram panchayatVilangattur
- Community development blockVirudhachalam
- Census village code637142

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

## How far is Vilangattur from nearby towns?

- Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)75 km by road
- Virudhachalam (nearest town)12 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 Vilangattur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Vilangattur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Virudhachalam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Virudhachalam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Virudhachalam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Vilangattur known for?

The main crops are **bulrush, paddy and sugarcane**. About 66% of the 446 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 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 Vilangattur

Of every 100 households in Vilangattur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Vilangattur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**83%

Tap water ****61%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**79%

Use banking services ****15%**

**54%

Television ****92%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**22%

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

**1%

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

**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 Vilangattur?

■ Vilangattur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**852

Working population ****55.1%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 48.5% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 414 (37%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 121 (11%) · **■** Marginal 470 (42%)

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

- Arasakuli2,070 people
- Komangalam2,050 people
- Kotteri2,050 people
- Kunankurichi2,032 people
- Therkuvadakkuputtur2,013 people
- Devangudi2,008 people
- Nadiyapattu2,005 people
- Memathur1,992 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vilangattur?606302
- How far is Vilangattur from Cuddalore?75 km by road
- What is the population of Vilangattur?2,031 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vilangattur in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vilangattur?61.4% (Census 2011)