# Mangalam Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/mangalam/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Mangalam Mangalam is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603107**. The 2011 Census counted **2,477 people in 670 households**, the 19th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 2,477people (2011) - 670households - 83.7%literacy - 603107PIN code ## Mangalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mangalam is 603107.** Mangalam falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603107 - Gram panchayatMangalam - Community development blockMaduranthakam - Census village code629977 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? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)38 km by road - Uthiramerur (nearest town)9 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? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Mangalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rettamangalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Uthiramerur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 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)18 h summer · 22 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 **paddy, ground nut and vegetables**. Products made here include rice and oil. About 19% of the 676 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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, 94 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mangalam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****28%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **82% Tap water ****92%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **77% Use banking services ****52%** **39% Television ****88%** **89% Mobile phone ****73%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****31%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****84%** **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 · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830** **959 Working population ****49.0%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.3% for men and 77.1% for women. 57% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 122 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 266 (22%) · **■** Household industry 47 (4%) · **■** Other work 516 (43%) · **■** Marginal 263 (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 Maduranthakam - Morappakkam2,685 people - Erumbedu2,614 people - Veeranakunnam2,566 people - Bukkathurai2,561 people - Budur2,457 people - Padalam2,238 people - Pzhamathur2,194 people - Elappakkam2,192 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mangalam?603107 - How far is Mangalam from Kancheepuram?38 km by road - What is the population of Mangalam?2,477 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mangalam in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mangalam?83.7% (Census 2011)