# Arangam Village, Yercaud, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Yercaud, Salem 

# Arangam

Arangam is a village in Yercaud sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636601**. The 2011 Census counted **600 people in 151 households**, the 21st largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 600people (2011)
- 151households
- 37.8%literacy
- 636601PIN code

## Arangam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arangam is 636601.** Arangam falls in Yercaud sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636601
- Gram panchayatMaramangalam
- Community development blockYercaud
- Census village code634123

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

## How far is Arangam from nearby towns?

- Yercaud (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)54 km by road
- Salem (nearest town)54 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 Arangam?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Arangam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Yercaud
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salem
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yercaud
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Arangam known for?

The main crops are **wheat, italian millet and samai**. About 74% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Arangam

Of every 100 households in Arangam in 2011, 52 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Arangam · ■ Yercaud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**89%

Use banking services ****24%**

**32%

Television ****73%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**90%

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 Arangam?

■ Arangam · ■ Yercaud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.8%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1143**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1257**

**889

Working population ****57.7%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.7% for men and 30.8% for women. 66% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 51 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 265 (77%) · **■** Other work 20 (6%) · **■** Marginal 10 (3%)

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 Yercaud

- Pelakkadu646 people
- Kovilur625 people
- Nallur615 people
- Kotadiyar606 people
- Sengadu588 people
- Madur581 people
- Kakkambadi571 people
- Melur556 people

[All 86 villages in Yercaud](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/yercaud/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arangam?636601
- How far is Arangam from Salem?54 km by road
- What is the population of Arangam?600 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arangam in?Salem district (Yercaud sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Arangam?37.8% (Census 2011)