# Alangadu Village, Sirkali, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sirkali, Nagapattinam 

# Alangadu

Alangadu is a village in Sirkali sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609115**. The 2011 Census counted **1,933 people in 492 households**, the 59th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 1,933people (2011)
- 492households
- 74.8%literacy
- 609115PIN code

## Alangadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alangadu is 609115.** Alangadu falls in Sirkali sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code609115
- Gram panchayatAlangadu
- Community development blockKollidam
- Census village code637386

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

## How far is Alangadu from nearby towns?

- Sirkali (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)75 km by road
- Sirkali (nearest town)10 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 Alangadu?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Alangadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Sirkali
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sirkali
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arasur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Alangadu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mango and sugarcane**. Products made here include bricks. About 73% of the 502 hectares of village land is sown, and 352 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 Alangadu

Of every 100 households in Alangadu in 2011, 86 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Alangadu · ■ Sirkali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**66%

Tap water ****86%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**23%

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

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**71%

Use banking services ****62%**

**43%

Television ****94%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**17%

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

**2%

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

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Alangadu?

■ Alangadu · ■ Sirkali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798**

**948

Working population ****39.7%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 67.8% for women. 61% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 367 (48%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 133 (17%) · **■** Marginal 234 (31%)

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 Sirkali

- Pagasalai2,086 people
- Nemmeli2,061 people
- Pachaiperumanallur2,043 people
- Valluvakudi1,981 people
- Puliyanthurai1,913 people
- Umayalpathy1,902 people
- Thiruppangur1,840 people
- Puduthurai1,780 people

[All 87 villages in Sirkali](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alangadu?609115
- How far is Alangadu from Nagapattinam?75 km by road
- What is the population of Alangadu?1,933 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alangadu in?Nagapattinam district (Sirkali sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Alangadu?74.8% (Census 2011)