# Saranatham Village, Valangaiman, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/valangaiman/saranatham/ Village · Valangaiman, Thiruvarur # Saranatham Saranatham is a village in Valangaiman sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612801**. The 2011 Census counted **1,838 people in 456 households**, the 12th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 1,838people (2011) - 456households - 78.8%literacy - 612801PIN code ## Saranatham PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Saranatham is 612801.** Saranatham falls in Valangaiman sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612801 - Gram panchayatSaranatham - Community development blockValangaiman - Census village code637908 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saranatham from nearby towns? - Valangaiman (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)44 km by road - Needamangalam (nearest town)11 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 Saranatham? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Saranatham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Valangaiman - ○Degree college10+ km · Kumbakonam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Needamangalam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Saranatham known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and sesame seeds**. About 70% of the 436 hectares of village land is sown, and 304 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 Saranatham Of every 100 households in Saranatham in 2011, 91 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Saranatham · ■ Valangaiman rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **93% Toilet within the home ****9%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **73% Tap water ****72%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **76% Use banking services ****20%** **38% Television ****83%** **91% Mobile phone ****42%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **95% 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 Saranatham? ■ Saranatham · ■ Valangaiman rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****777** **910 Working population ****46.7%** **46.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 69.8% for women. 56% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 752 (88%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 75 (9%) · **■** Marginal 15 (2%) 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 Valangaiman - Chandrasekarapuram2,145 people - Maligaithidal2,127 people - Keelavidayal1,958 people - Manalur1,944 people - Madhagaram1,836 people - Sithanvalur1,789 people - Uthukkadu1,772 people - Velur1,735 people [All 70 villages in Valangaiman](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/valangaiman/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Saranatham?612801 - How far is Saranatham from Thiruvarur?44 km by road - What is the population of Saranatham?1,838 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saranatham in?Thiruvarur district (Valangaiman sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Saranatham?78.8% (Census 2011)