# Moranam Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai 

# Moranam

Moranam is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604407**. The 2011 Census counted **2,512 people in 612 households**, the 22nd largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 2,512people (2011)
- 612households
- 82.6%literacy
- 604407PIN code

## Moranam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Moranam is 604407.** Moranam falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604407
- Gram panchayatMoranam
- Community development blockVembakkam
- Census village code631277

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

## How far is Moranam from nearby towns?

- Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)90 km by road
- Kalavai (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 Moranam?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Randham
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kalavai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiruvethipuram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 11 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 Moranam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 30% of the 655 hectares of village land is sown, and 159 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 Moranam

Of every 100 households in Moranam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Moranam · ■ Cheyyar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**87%

Tap water ****100%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**69%

Use banking services ****11%**

**43%

Television ****90%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Moranam?

■ Moranam · ■ Cheyyar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**965

Working population ****52.7%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 76.1% for women. 63% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 270 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 779 (59%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 194 (15%) · **■** Marginal 70 (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 Cheyyar

- Vadamanapakkam2,657 people
- Chithathur2,654 people
- Abdullapuram2,594 people
- Anappathur2,592 people
- Thenkazhani2,494 people
- Randham2,471 people
- Ukkal2,434 people
- Purisai2,374 people

[All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Moranam?604407
- How far is Moranam from Tiruvannamalai?90 km by road
- What is the population of Moranam?2,512 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Moranam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Moranam?82.6% (Census 2011)
