# Alangiyam Village, Dharapuram, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/alangiyam/ Village · Dharapuram, Tiruppur # Alangiyam Alangiyam is a village in Dharapuram sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638651**. The 2011 Census counted **6,124 people in 1,879 households**, the 5th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 6,124people (2011) - 1,879households - 73.4%literacy - 638651PIN code ## Alangiyam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alangiyam is 638651.** Alangiyam falls in Dharapuram sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638651 - Gram panchayatAlangiyam - Community development blockDharapuram - Census village code644693 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alangiyam from nearby towns? - Dharapuram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)60 km by road - Dharapuram (nearest town)10 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 Alangiyam? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Alangiyam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 · Dharapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Nanjiyampalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanjiyampalayam - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Alangiyam known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, coconut and paddy**. Products made here include jaggery and coir. About 60% of the 882 hectares of village land is sown, and 498 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 Alangiyam Of every 100 households in Alangiyam in 2011, 85 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Alangiyam · ■ Dharapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **89% Toilet within the home ****59%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **68% Tap water ****99%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%** **49% Use banking services ****67%** **56% Television ****78%** **87% Mobile phone ****49%** **60% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****81%** **91% 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 Alangiyam? ■ Alangiyam · ■ Dharapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968** **930 Working population ****51.0%** **63.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 64.4% for women. 63% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 242 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,351 (43%) · **■** Household industry 46 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,316 (42%) · **■** Marginal 170 (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 Dharapuram - Chitravathanpalayam8,089 people - Dalavoipattinam7,310 people - Ponnivadi6,978 people - Kilangudal6,361 people - Surianallur5,486 people - Komarapalayam5,460 people - Manakadavu4,946 people - Kasilingapalayam4,851 people [All 62 villages in Dharapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alangiyam?638651 - How far is Alangiyam from Tiruppur?60 km by road - What is the population of Alangiyam?6,124 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alangiyam in?Tiruppur district (Dharapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alangiyam?73.4% (Census 2011)