# Alangudi Village, Kuthalam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kuthalam, Nagapattinam 

# Alangudi

Alangudi is a village in Kuthalam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609801**. The 2011 Census counted **1,971 people in 484 households**, the 25th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.

- 1,971people (2011)
- 484households
- 74.9%literacy
- 609801PIN code

## Alangudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alangudi is 609801.** Alangudi falls in Kuthalam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code609801
- Gram panchayatAlangudi
- Community development blockKuthalam
- Census village code637501

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

## How far is Alangudi from nearby towns?

- Kuthalam (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)60 km by road
- Kuthalam (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 Alangudi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kuthalam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mayiladuthurai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Madhirimangalam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Alangudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 71% of the 335 hectares of village land is sown, and 211 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 Alangudi

Of every 100 households in Alangudi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Alangudi · ■ Kuthalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**64%

Tap water ****40%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**68%

Use banking services ****44%**

**47%

Television ****91%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**23%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Alangudi?

■ Alangudi · ■ Kuthalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1156**

**993

Working population ****49.5%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 66.1% for women. 64% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 172 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 150 (15%) · **■** Marginal 584 (60%)

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 Kuthalam

- Nakkambadi2,153 people
- Thirunelkondacheri2,031 people
- Gangadharapuram2,019 people
- Mekkirimangalam1,980 people
- Karuppur1,860 people
- Porumbur1,793 people
- Kappur1,752 people
- Senniayanallur1,748 people

[All 56 villages in Kuthalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alangudi?609801
- How far is Alangudi from Nagapattinam?60 km by road
- What is the population of Alangudi?1,971 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alangudi in?Nagapattinam district (Kuthalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Alangudi?74.9% (Census 2011)
