# Urappanur Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai 

# Urappanur

Urappanur is a village in Thirumangalam sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625706**. The 2011 Census counted **4,644 people in 1,314 households**, the 8th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 4,644people (2011)
- 1,314households
- 71.6%literacy
- 625706PIN code

## Urappanur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code625706
- Gram panchayatUrappanur
- Community development blockThirumangalam
- Census village code640936

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

## How far is Urappanur from nearby towns?

- Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)24 km by road
- Thirumangalam (nearest town)4 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 Urappanur?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Urappanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Vadagarai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kokkulam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Urappanur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and cattle feed**. About 20% of the 1,703 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Urappanur

Of every 100 households in Urappanur in 2011, 83 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Urappanur · ■ Thirumangalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**78%

Tap water ****98%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**70%

Use banking services ****36%**

**51%

Television ****80%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**6%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Urappanur?

■ Urappanur · ■ Thirumangalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**912

Working population ****58.9%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 60.4% for women. 62% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 330 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,311 (48%) · **■** Household industry 61 (2%) · **■** Other work 625 (23%) · **■** Marginal 410 (15%)

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

- Kurayur5,362 people
- Melakottai5,156 people
- Vadagarai4,900 people
- Vellakulam4,867 people
- Kinnimangalam4,572 people
- Sathangudi4,369 people
- Karadikal4,074 people
- Uchapatti3,936 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Urappanur?625706
- How far is Urappanur from Madurai?24 km by road
- What is the population of Urappanur?4,644 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Urappanur in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Urappanur?71.6% (Census 2011)
