# Kangayanatham Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai 

# Kangayanatham

Kangayanatham is a village in Thirumangalam sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625706**. The 2011 Census counted **1,211 people in 354 households**, the 52nd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 1,211people (2011)
- 354households
- 61.8%literacy
- 625706PIN code

## Kangayanatham PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kangayanatham is 625706.** Kangayanatham falls in Thirumangalam sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625706
- Gram panchayatKangayanatham
- Community development blockThirumangalam
- Census village code640932

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

## How far is Kangayanatham from nearby towns?

- Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)44 km by road
- Thirumangalam (nearest town)15 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 Kangayanatham?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Kangayanatham; 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 · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thummakundu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Karumathur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kokkulam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Kangayanatham known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and bajra**. About 42% of the 451 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Kangayanatham

Of every 100 households in Kangayanatham in 2011, 96 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kangayanatham · ■ Thirumangalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

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

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**70%

Use banking services ****27%**

**51%

Television ****83%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**6%

Own their home ****88%**

**85%

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 Kangayanatham?

■ Kangayanatham · ■ Thirumangalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**912

Working population ****64.3%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 53.7% for women. 64% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 663 (85%) · **■** Other work 99 (13%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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 Thirumangalam

- Maikkudi1,382 people
- Pungankulam1,317 people
- Maruthangudi1,277 people
- Vellakulam1,259 people
- Melauppiligundu1,183 people
- Karisalkalampatti1,158 people
- Thoombakulam1,149 people
- Kandai1,117 people

[All 95 villages in Thirumangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kangayanatham?625706
- How far is Kangayanatham from Madurai?44 km by road
- What is the population of Kangayanatham?1,211 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kangayanatham in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kangayanatham?61.8% (Census 2011)
