# Kalangaraipatti Village, Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi 

# Kalangaraipatti

Kalangaraipatti is a village in Kovilpatti sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628721**. The 2011 Census counted **1,166 people in 331 households**, the 52nd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 1,166people (2011)
- 331households
- 77.9%literacy
- 628721PIN code

## Kalangaraipatti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalangaraipatti is 628721.** Kalangaraipatti falls in Kovilpatti sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code628721
- Gram panchayatKalangaraipatti
- Community development blockKayatharu
- Census village code642177

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

## How far is Kalangaraipatti from nearby towns?

- Kovilpatti (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (district HQ)55 km by road
- Kalugumalai (nearest town)3 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 Kalangaraipatti?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kalangaraipatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Kalugumalai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kovilpatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kovilpatti
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Kalangaraipatti known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and bulrush**. About 48% of the 667 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Kalangaraipatti

Of every 100 households in Kalangaraipatti in 2011, 92 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kalangaraipatti · ■ Kovilpatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**85%

Tap water ****29%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**68%

Use banking services ****51%**

**49%

Television ****87%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**19%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

Own their home ****96%**

**89%

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 Kalangaraipatti?

■ Kalangaraipatti · ■ Kovilpatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**955

Working population ****61.3%**

**56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 70.9% for women. 64% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 523 (73%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 150 (21%) · **■** Marginal 30 (4%)

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 Kovilpatti

- Mudukkalankulam1,240 people
- Therku Kalugumalai1,236 people
- Nakkalamuthanpatti1,215 people
- Sundaresapuram1,179 people
- Pitchaithalaivanpatti1,165 people
- Lakshmiammalpuram1,115 people
- Chittrampatti1,093 people
- Kuppanapuram1,046 people

[All 73 villages in Kovilpatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/kovilpatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalangaraipatti?628721
- How far is Kalangaraipatti from Thoothukkudi?55 km by road
- What is the population of Kalangaraipatti?1,166 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalangaraipatti in?Thoothukkudi district (Kovilpatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kalangaraipatti?77.9% (Census 2011)
