# Vengalam Village, Veppanthattai, Perambalur (Tamil Nadu) (2) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/veppanthattai/vengalam-636167/ Village · Veppanthattai, Perambalur # Vengalam Vengalam is a village in Veppanthattai sub-district of Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621103**. The 2011 Census counted **2,744 people in 784 households**, the 21st largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 2,744people (2011) - 784households - 73.7%literacy - 621103PIN code ## Vengalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vengalam is 621103.** Vengalam falls in Veppanthattai sub-district, Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621103 - Gram panchayatVengalam - Community development blockVeppanthattai - Census village code636167 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)7 km by road - Perambalur (district HQ)20 km by road - Arumbavur (nearest town)5 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? 15 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 · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Arumbavur - ○Degree college10+ km · Perambalur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veppanthattai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water 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 sugarcane**. About 62% of the 685 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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, 92 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vengalam · ■ Veppanthattai rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****13%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **77% Tap water ****79%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **71% Use banking services ****60%** **59% Television ****87%** **87% Mobile phone ****56%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****93%** **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+) ****73.7%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812** **915 Working population ****59.7%** **54.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 66.2% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 403 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 828 (51%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 231 (14%) · **■** Marginal 163 (10%) 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 - Pillankulam3,083 people - Pasumbalur3,047 people - Kaikalathur2,949 people - Thevaiyur2,794 people - Venbavur2,690 people - Pasumbalur2,674 people - Brahmadesam2,649 people - Pimbalur2,621 people [All 41 villages in Veppanthattai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/veppanthattai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vengalam?621103 - How far is Vengalam from Perambalur?20 km by road - What is the population of Vengalam?2,744 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vengalam in?Perambalur district (Veppanthattai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vengalam?73.7% (Census 2011)