# Chengundram Village, Gudiyatham, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/gudiyatham/chengundram/ Village · Gudiyatham, Vellore # Chengundram Chengundram is a village in Gudiyatham sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632601**. The 2011 Census counted **4,659 people in 1,091 households**, the 13th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 4,659people (2011) - 1,091households - 71.9%literacy - 632601PIN code ## Chengundram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chengundram is 632601.** Chengundram falls in Gudiyatham sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632601 - Gram panchayatChengundram - Community development blockGudiyatham - Census village code630279 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chengundram from nearby towns? - Gudiyatham (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)36 km by road - Gudiyatham (nearest town)6 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 Chengundram? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Chengundram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school5–10 km · Gudiyatham - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kondasamudram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gudiyatham - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Chengundram known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, corn and coconut**. Products made here include jaggery. About 56% of the 712 hectares of village land is sown, and 203 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 Chengundram Of every 100 households in Chengundram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chengundram · ■ Gudiyatham rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****16%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **76% Tap water ****68%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **75% Use banking services ****68%** **31% Television ****88%** **87% Mobile phone ****57%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****97%** **93% 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 Chengundram? ■ Chengundram · ■ Gudiyatham rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **1013 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850** **944 Working population ****48.3%** **44.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 61.3% for women. 60% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 547 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 786 (35%) · **■** Household industry 117 (5%) · **■** Other work 589 (26%) · **■** Marginal 209 (9%) 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 Gudiyatham - Modikuppam5,717 people - Thottithoraimottur5,221 people - Veerichettipalli4,940 people - Thattaparai4,679 people - Nellorepettai4,522 people - Mailpatti4,416 people - Agraharam4,297 people - Chettikuppam4,141 people [All 96 villages in Gudiyatham](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/gudiyatham/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chengundram?632601 - How far is Chengundram from Vellore?36 km by road - What is the population of Chengundram?4,659 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chengundram in?Vellore district (Gudiyatham sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chengundram?71.9% (Census 2011)