# Kakangarai Village, Tirupathur, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/tirupathur/kakangarai/ Village · Tirupathur, Vellore # Kakangarai Kakangarai is a village in Tirupathur sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635654**. The 2011 Census counted **2,556 people in 611 households**, the 62nd largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%. - 2,556people (2011) - 611households - 68.9%literacy - 635654PIN code ## Kakangarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kakangarai is 635654.** Kakangarai falls in Tirupathur sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635654 - Gram panchayatKakangarai - Community development blockKandili - Census village code631138 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kakangarai from nearby towns? - Tirupathur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)100 km by road - Tirupathur (nearest town)15 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 Kakangarai? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kakangarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Natham - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirupathur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tirupathur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Kakangarai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and cotton**. About 62% of the 552 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Kakangarai Of every 100 households in Kakangarai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kakangarai · ■ Tirupathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **88% Toilet within the home ****12%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **87% Tap water ****85%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **77% Use banking services ****25%** **36% Television ****89%** **78% Mobile phone ****63%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **8% 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 Kakangarai? ■ Kakangarai · ■ Tirupathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%** **71.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056** **913 Working population ****56.0%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.9% for men and 58.6% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 133 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 762 (53%) · **■** Household industry 51 (4%) · **■** Other work 413 (29%) · **■** Marginal 73 (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 Tirupathur - Sundarampalli2,724 people - Molagarampatti2,643 people - Pachchal2,627 people - Katheri2,569 people - Natham2,451 people - Chinnakandili2,418 people - Thoppalagunda1,981 people - Kasinayakampatti1,904 people [All 91 villages in Tirupathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/tirupathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kakangarai?635654 - How far is Kakangarai from Vellore?100 km by road - What is the population of Kakangarai?2,556 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kakangarai in?Vellore district (Tirupathur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kakangarai?68.9% (Census 2011)