# Alanthangal Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/alanthangal/ Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai # Alanthangal Alanthangal is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604402**. The 2011 Census counted **541 people in 134 households**, the 185th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 541people (2011) - 134households - 43.9%literacy - 604402PIN code ## Alanthangal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alanthangal is 604402.** Alanthangal falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604402 - Gram panchayatKodayambakkam - Community development blockVembakkam - Census village code631270 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alanthangal from nearby towns? - Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)92 km by road - Tiruvethipuram (nearest town)15 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 Alanthangal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Alanthangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Perungattur - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvethipuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Iyengarkulam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Alanthangal known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. Products made here include clay pots. About 14% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Alanthangal Of every 100 households in Alanthangal in 2011, 84 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Alanthangal · ■ Cheyyar rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **94% Toilet within the home ****3%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **87% Tap water ****82%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **69% Use banking services ****18%** **43% Television ****79%** **88% Mobile phone ****55%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **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 Alanthangal? ■ Alanthangal · ■ Cheyyar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****43.9%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1407** **965 Working population ****53.4%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 50.4% for men and 37.1% for women. 58% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 129 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (27%) · **■** Household industry 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 43 (15%) · **■** Marginal 27 (9%) 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 Cheyyar - Sirunallur563 people - Seleri548 people - Chellaperumpulimedu545 people - Kizhnaickanpalayam544 people - Jaderi530 people - Thalikkal525 people - Thenpoondipattu525 people - Barathanthangal515 people [All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alanthangal?604402 - How far is Alanthangal from Tiruvannamalai?92 km by road - What is the population of Alanthangal?541 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alanthangal in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alanthangal?43.9% (Census 2011)