# Mangalam Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/mangalam/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Mangalam Mangalam is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604403**. The 2011 Census counted **480 people in 116 households**, the 186th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 480people (2011) - 116households - 64.9%literacy - 604403PIN code ## Mangalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mangalam is 604403.** Mangalam falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604403 - Gram panchayatMangalam Mamandur - Community development blockVandavasi - Census village code631512 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mangalam from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)86 km by road - Vandavasi (nearest town)12 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 Mangalam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Mangalam; 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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kodungalur - ○Degree college10+ km · Thennangur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vandavasi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Mangalam known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, ground nut and paddy**. About 43% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Mangalam Of every 100 households in Mangalam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mangalam · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****18%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **86% Tap water ****92%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **81% Use banking services ****18%** **44% Television ****76%** **88% Mobile phone ****61%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Mangalam? ■ Mangalam · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1152** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1316** **974 Working population ****40.6%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.5% for men and 57.3% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 40 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 97 (50%) · **■** Marginal 53 (27%) 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 Vandavasi - Seeyalam518 people - Thalampallam518 people - Kosapattu509 people - Singampoondi489 people - Sembedu457 people - Nalladisenai438 people - Melpalayam399 people - Nalleri398 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mangalam?604403 - How far is Mangalam from Tiruvannamalai?86 km by road - What is the population of Mangalam?480 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mangalam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mangalam?64.9% (Census 2011)