# Vilagam Village, Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/vilagam/ Village · Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam # Vilagam Vilagam is a village in Tharangambadi sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609306**. The 2011 Census counted **925 people in 244 households**, the 62nd largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 925people (2011) - 244households - 84.2%literacy - 609306PIN code ## Vilagam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vilagam is 609306.** Vilagam falls in Tharangambadi sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609306 - Gram panchayatVilagam - Community development blockSembanarkoil - Census village code637617 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vilagam from nearby towns? - Tharangambadi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)50 km by road - Tharangambadi (nearest town)14 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 Vilagam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Vilagam; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Uthirangudi - ○Degree college10+ km · Tharangambadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tharangambadi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Vilagam known for? The main crops are **paddy, pulses and black gram**. About 79% of the 244 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Vilagam Of every 100 households in Vilagam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vilagam · ■ Tharangambadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****9%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **63% Tap water ****95%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **66% Use banking services ****29%** **48% Television ****92%** **90% Mobile phone ****37%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **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 Vilagam? ■ Vilagam · ■ Tharangambadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **1033 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088** **963 Working population ****40.0%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.4% for men and 77.6% for women. 59% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (75%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 86 (23%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Tharangambadi - Sethur1,203 people - Edakkudi1,078 people - Agaradhanur1,072 people - Eachangudi1,061 people - Lakshminayanapuram II661 people - Nadukkarai Keelapathi656 people - Athuppakkam617 people - Ramachandrankoilpathu214 people [All 67 villages in Tharangambadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vilagam?609306 - How far is Vilagam from Nagapattinam?50 km by road - What is the population of Vilagam?925 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vilagam in?Nagapattinam district (Tharangambadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vilagam?84.2% (Census 2011)