# Pillanthangal Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/pillanthangal/ Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai # Pillanthangal Pillanthangal is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604410**. The 2011 Census counted **1,308 people in 316 households**, the 89th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 1,308people (2011) - 316households - 69.3%literacy - 604410PIN code ## Pillanthangal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pillanthangal is 604410.** Pillanthangal falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604410 - Gram panchayatPillanthangal - Community development blockVembakkam - Census village code631248 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pillanthangal from nearby towns? - Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)97 km by road - Sevilimedu (nearest town)9 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 Pillanthangal? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Pillanthangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vembakkam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kilambi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Iyengarkulam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ 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 and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Pillanthangal known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and black gram**. Products made here include clay pots and silk. About 17% of the 481 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Pillanthangal Of every 100 households in Pillanthangal in 2011, 82 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pillanthangal · ■ Cheyyar rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **94% Toilet within the home ****29%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **87% Tap water ****57%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **69% Use banking services ****51%** **43% Television ****78%** **88% Mobile phone ****47%** **56% Computer with internet ****5%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****90%** **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 Pillanthangal? ■ Pillanthangal · ■ Cheyyar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1327** **965 Working population ****41.5%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.6% for men and 60.8% for women. 48% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 138 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (13%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (6%) · **■** Marginal 298 (55%) 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 - Vadathandalam1,342 people - Thenelapakkam1,324 people - Chozhavaram1,316 people - Kizhnethapakkam1,314 people - Naval1,292 people - Kaduganur1,281 people - Suruttal1,266 people - Madipakkam1,262 people [All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pillanthangal?604410 - How far is Pillanthangal from Tiruvannamalai?97 km by road - What is the population of Pillanthangal?1,308 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pillanthangal in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pillanthangal?69.3% (Census 2011)