# Thengal Village, Wallajah, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Wallajah, Vellore 

# Thengal

Thengal is a village in Wallajah sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632404**. The 2011 Census counted **1,480 people in 371 households**, the 52nd largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 1,480people (2011)
- 371households
- 79.0%literacy
- 632404PIN code

## Thengal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thengal is 632404.** Thengal falls in Wallajah sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code632404
- Gram panchayatThengal
- Community development blockWalajapet
- Census village code630521

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Thengal from nearby towns?

- Wallajah (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Vellore (district HQ)40 km by road
- Ranipettai (nearest town)7 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 Thengal?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Thengal; 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
- ●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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Melakuppam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Walajapet
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ranipettai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Thengal known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 11% of the 260 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Thengal

Of every 100 households in Thengal in 2011, 92 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Thengal · ■ Wallajah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**75%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**50%

Use banking services ****37%**

**41%

Television ****82%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**5%

Own their home ****85%**

**89%

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 Thengal?

■ Thengal · ■ Wallajah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**933

Working population ****38.7%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 72.2% for women. 53% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (6%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 464 (81%) · **■** Marginal 15 (3%)

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 Wallajah

- Vasur1,829 people
- Thimmanacherikuppam1,707 people
- Melveeranam1,669 people
- Sathambakkam1,649 people
- Bagaveli1,456 people
- Venkatapuram1,419 people
- Musiri1,397 people
- Katharikuppam1,307 people

[All 73 villages in Wallajah](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/wallajah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thengal?632404
- How far is Thengal from Vellore?40 km by road
- What is the population of Thengal?1,480 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thengal in?Vellore district (Wallajah sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Thengal?79.0% (Census 2011)
