# Vengalam Village, Veppanthattai, Perambalur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/veppanthattai/vengalam-636166/ Village · Veppanthattai, Perambalur # Vengalam Vengalam is a village in Veppanthattai sub-district of Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621116**. The 2011 Census counted **3,109 people in 856 households**, the 16th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 3,109people (2011) - 856households - 78.5%literacy - 621116PIN code ## Vengalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vengalam is 621116.** Vengalam falls in Veppanthattai sub-district, Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621116 - Gram panchayatVengalam - Community development blockVeppanthattai - Census village code636166 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vengalam from nearby towns? - Veppanthattai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Perambalur (district HQ)19 km by road - Arumbavur (nearest town)6 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 Vengalam? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Vengalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Veppanthattai - ○Degree college10+ km · Perambalur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Veppanthattai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Vengalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and cotton**. About 50% of the 1,308 hectares of village land is sown, and 307 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 Vengalam Of every 100 households in Vengalam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vengalam · ■ Veppanthattai rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****24%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **77% Tap water ****65%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **71% Use banking services ****33%** **59% Television ****85%** **87% Mobile phone ****56%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****81%** **91% 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 Vengalam? ■ Vengalam · ■ Veppanthattai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1204** **915 Working population ****54.9%** **54.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 69.1% for women. 61% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 410 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 254 (15%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 384 (22%) · **■** Marginal 642 (38%) 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 Veppanthattai - Kariyanur3,837 people - Veppanthattai3,373 people - Neikuppai3,359 people - Kaikalathur3,345 people - Pillankulam3,083 people - Pasumbalur3,047 people - Kaikalathur2,949 people - Thevaiyur2,794 people [All 41 villages in Veppanthattai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/veppanthattai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vengalam?621116 - How far is Vengalam from Perambalur?19 km by road - What is the population of Vengalam?3,109 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vengalam in?Perambalur district (Veppanthattai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vengalam?78.5% (Census 2011)