# Mangalam Village, Arakonam, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/mangalam/ Village · Arakonam, Vellore # Mangalam Mangalam is a village in Arakonam sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632505**. The 2011 Census counted **1,781 people in 420 households**, the 82nd largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 1,781people (2011) - 420households - 79.6%literacy - 632505PIN code ## Mangalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mangalam is 632505.** Mangalam falls in Arakonam sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632505 - Gram panchayatMangalam - Community development blockKaveripakkam - Census village code630621 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? - Arakonam (sub-district HQ)42 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)55 km by road - Kaveripakkam (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 Mangalam? 18 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●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 - ●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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Sholingur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kaveripakkam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 15 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 **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 18% of the 659 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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, 98 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mangalam · ■ Arakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****13%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **83% Tap water ****99%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **64% Use banking services ****27%** **32% Television ****87%** **90% Mobile phone ****57%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 · ■ Arakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950** **961 Working population ****54.0%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.9% for men and 70.2% for women. 60% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 115 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (10%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 168 (17%) · **■** Marginal 571 (59%) 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 Arakonam - Kilandurai1,937 people - Elathur1,898 people - Kilvanam1,864 people - Ayarpadi1,839 people - Nandi Veduthangal1,746 people - Koothambakkam1,739 people - Kilakalathur1,734 people - Uriyur1,727 people [All 138 villages in Arakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mangalam?632505 - How far is Mangalam from Vellore?55 km by road - What is the population of Mangalam?1,781 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mangalam in?Vellore district (Arakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mangalam?79.6% (Census 2011)