# Adirangam Village, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur 

# Adirangam

Adirangam is a village in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614716**. The 2011 Census counted **3,160 people in 834 households**, the 15th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 3,160people (2011)
- 834households
- 84.7%literacy
- 614716PIN code

## Adirangam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Adirangam is 614716.** Adirangam falls in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614716
- Gram panchayatAdirangam
- Community development blockThiruthuraipoondi
- Census village code638358

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

## How far is Adirangam from nearby towns?

- Thiruthuraipoondi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Thiruvarur (district HQ)34 km by road
- Needamangalam (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 Adirangam?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Adirangam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●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

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thiruthuraipoondi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruthuraipoondi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mannargudi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 12 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 Adirangam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. Products made here include milk and bricks. About 89% of the 566 hectares of village land is sown, and 501 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 Adirangam

Of every 100 households in Adirangam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Adirangam · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**70%

Tap water ****84%**

**80%

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

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**80%

Use banking services ****60%**

**35%

Television ****90%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 Adirangam?

■ Adirangam · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**996

Working population ****41.2%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 78.8% for women. 57% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 856 (66%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 280 (22%) · **■** Marginal 61 (5%)

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 Thiruthuraipoondi

- Pinnathur3,608 people
- Alangadu3,364 people
- Alathambadi3,244 people
- Nedumbalam3,215 people
- Panaiyur3,053 people
- Ovarur2,999 people
- Palayangudi2,976 people
- Kattimedu2,952 people

[All 77 villages in Thiruthuraipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/thiruthuraipoondi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Adirangam?614716
- How far is Adirangam from Thiruvarur?34 km by road
- What is the population of Adirangam?3,160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Adirangam in?Thiruvarur district (Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Adirangam?84.7% (Census 2011)
