# Morangam Village, Tiruchengode, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tiruchengode, Namakkal 

# Morangam

Morangam is a village in Tiruchengode sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637410**. The 2011 Census counted **650 people in 209 households**, the 86th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 650people (2011)
- 209households
- 65.5%literacy
- 637410PIN code

## Morangam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Morangam is 637410.** Morangam falls in Tiruchengode sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code637410
- Gram panchayatMorangam
- Community development blockMallasamudram
- Census village code634424

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

## How far is Morangam from nearby towns?

- Tiruchengode (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Namakkal (district HQ)35 km by road
- Mallasamudram (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 Morangam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Morangam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vaippamalai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Andagalur Gate
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sowdapuram
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 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 Morangam known for?

The main crops are **cotton, corn and ground nut**. About 58% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Morangam

Of every 100 households in Morangam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Morangam · ■ Tiruchengode rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**61%

Tap water ****63%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**37%

Use banking services ****50%**

**51%

Television ****76%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****55%**

**49%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****13%**

**6%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Morangam?

■ Morangam · ■ Tiruchengode rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****708**

**904

Working population ****59.1%**

**52.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 51.4% for women. 58% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 96 (25%) · **■** Marginal 71 (18%)

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

- Pirithi738 people
- Kallupalaiyam729 people
- Punjaipudupalayam695 people
- Sengodampalayam673 people
- Thottipalayam633 people
- Sirumolasi625 people
- Karungalpatti577 people
- Chinnathambipalayam556 people

[All 101 villages in Tiruchengode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Morangam?637410
- How far is Morangam from Namakkal?35 km by road
- What is the population of Morangam?650 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Morangam in?Namakkal district (Tiruchengode sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Morangam?65.5% (Census 2011)