# Mangalam Village, Tiruchengode, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/mangalam/ Village · Tiruchengode, Namakkal # Mangalam Mangalam is a village in Tiruchengode sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637501**. The 2011 Census counted **3,185 people in 920 households**, the 38th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 3,185people (2011) - 920households - 62.6%literacy - 637501PIN code ## Mangalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mangalam is 637501.** Mangalam falls in Tiruchengode sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code637501 - Gram panchayatMangalam - Community development blockMallasamudram - Census village code634382 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mangalam from nearby towns? - Tiruchengode (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Namakkal (district HQ)45 km by road - Mallasamudram (nearest town)7 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 Mangalam? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Mangalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mallasamudram - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kalipatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Salem - ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Mangalam known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, cotton and ground nut**. About 58% of the 822 hectares of village land is sown, and 323 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 Mangalam Of every 100 households in Mangalam in 2011, 85 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mangalam · ■ Tiruchengode rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **92% Toilet within the home ****17%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **61% Tap water ****81%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **55% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **37% Use banking services ****53%** **51% Television ****87%** **86% Mobile phone ****63%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****47%** **49% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****92%** **75% 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 Mangalam? ■ Mangalam · ■ Tiruchengode rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954** **904 Working population ****60.0%** **52.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.3% for men and 53.8% for women. 64% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 560 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 898 (47%) · **■** Household industry 77 (4%) · **■** Other work 350 (18%) · **■** Marginal 26 (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 Tiruchengode - Modamangalam3,461 people - Koothampoondi3,402 people - Karumapuram3,327 people - Pallipalaiyam Agraharam3,281 people - Thondipatti3,099 people - Kokkalai2,876 people - Ramapuram2,712 people - Andipalaiyam2,662 people [All 101 villages in Tiruchengode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mangalam?637501 - How far is Mangalam from Namakkal?45 km by road - What is the population of Mangalam?3,185 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mangalam in?Namakkal district (Tiruchengode sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mangalam?62.6% (Census 2011)