# Mangalam Village, Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur 

# Mangalam

Mangalam is a village in Gummidipoondi sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601101**. The 2011 Census counted **847 people in 224 households**, the 52nd largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 847people (2011)
- 224households
- 60.1%literacy
- 601101PIN code

## Mangalam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mangalam is 601101.** Mangalam falls in Gummidipoondi sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code601101
- Gram panchayatMangalam
- Community development blockGummidipoondi
- Census village code628619

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

## How far is Mangalam from nearby towns?

- Gummidipoondi (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ)37 km by road
- Arani (nearest town)2 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 Mangalam?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Mangalam; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arani
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kilmudalambedu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gummidipoondi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Mangalam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and jasmine**. About 75% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Mangalam

Of every 100 households in Mangalam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mangalam · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**60%

Use banking services ****4%**

**38%

Television ****93%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mangalam?

■ Mangalam · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**965

Working population ****43.3%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 50.8% for women. 58% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (58%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 112 (31%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Gummidipoondi

- Rettambedu965 people
- Narasingapuram893 people
- Appavaram872 people
- Kanlur858 people
- Egumadurai831 people
- Kuriviagaram818 people
- Palavakkam800 people
- Siruvada795 people

[All 80 villages in Gummidipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mangalam?601101
- How far is Mangalam from Thiruvallur?37 km by road
- What is the population of Mangalam?847 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mangalam in?Thiruvallur district (Gummidipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Mangalam?60.1% (Census 2011)