# Vegamangalam Village, Arakonam, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/vegamangalam/ Village · Arakonam, Vellore # Vegamangalam Vegamangalam is a village in Arakonam sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632531**. The 2011 Census counted **1,292 people in 345 households**, the 108th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 1,292people (2011) - 345households - 71.4%literacy - 632531PIN code ## Vegamangalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vegamangalam is 632531.** Vegamangalam falls in Arakonam sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632531 - Gram panchayatVegamangalam - Community development blockKaveripakkam - Census village code630681 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vegamangalam from nearby towns? - Arakonam (sub-district HQ)36 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)48 km by road - Kaveripakkam (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 Vegamangalam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Vegamangalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kaveripakkam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kaveripakkam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kaveripakkam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Vegamangalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 36% of the 329 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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 Vegamangalam Of every 100 households in Vegamangalam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vegamangalam · ■ Arakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****17%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%** **64% Use banking services ****45%** **32% Television ****82%** **90% Mobile phone ****66%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **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 Vegamangalam? ■ Vegamangalam · ■ Arakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706** **961 Working population ****49.5%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 57.4% for women. 61% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 121 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 241 (38%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 230 (36%) · **■** Marginal 34 (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 Arakonam - Eralacheri1,385 people - Arumbakkam1,367 people - Uliambakkam1,354 people - Uthirampattu1,310 people - Sankarampadi1,254 people - Athur1,248 people - Dharmaneedhi1,186 people - Thuraiyur1,186 people [All 138 villages in Arakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vegamangalam?632531 - How far is Vegamangalam from Vellore?48 km by road - What is the population of Vegamangalam?1,292 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vegamangalam in?Vellore district (Arakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vegamangalam?71.4% (Census 2011)