# Cherangode Village, Panthalur, The Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/panthalur/cherangode/ Village · Panthalur, The Nilgiris # Cherangode Cherangode is a village in Panthalur sub-district of The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **643205**. The 2011 Census counted **33,506 people in 8,552 households**, the 1st largest of 4 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%. - 33,506people (2011) - 8,552households - 86.8%literacy - 643205PIN code ## Cherangode PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Cherangode is 643205.** Cherangode falls in Panthalur sub-district, The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code643205 - Gram panchayatCherangode - Community development blockGudalur - Census village code635083 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Cherangode from nearby towns? - Panthalur (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Udhagamandalam (district HQ)95 km by road - Sulthan Batheri (nearest town)14 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 Cherangode? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Cherangode; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 17 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 6 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 6 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 6 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Gudalur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udhagamandalam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Cherangode known for? The main crops are **tea, coffee and black pepper**. About 55% of the 7,494 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 Cherangode Of every 100 households in Cherangode in 2011, 87 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Cherangode · ■ Panthalur rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **86% Toilet within the home ****62%** **68% No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** **21% Tap water ****63%** **60% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **72% Use banking services ****70%** **59% Television ****77%** **77% Mobile phone ****67%** **70% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****58%** **72% 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 Cherangode? ■ Cherangode · ■ Panthalur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%** **86.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034** **1048 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **984 Working population ****45.7%** **44.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.9% for men and 81.0% for women. 55% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 761 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,090 (14%) · **■** Household industry 228 (1%) · **■** Other work 9,361 (61%) · **■** Marginal 2,874 (19%) 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 Panthalur - Nelliyalam21,836 people - Erumad15,695 people - Munnanad10,304 people [All 4 villages in Panthalur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/panthalur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Cherangode?643205 - How far is Cherangode from Udhagamandalam?95 km by road - What is the population of Cherangode?33,506 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cherangode in?The Nilgiris district (Panthalur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Cherangode?86.8% (Census 2011)