# Cholangunam Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/cholangunam/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Cholangunam Cholangunam is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604210**. The 2011 Census counted **2,120 people in 507 households**, the 58th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 2,120people (2011) - 507households - 66.0%literacy - 604210PIN code ## Cholangunam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Cholangunam is 604210.** Cholangunam falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604210 - Gram panchayatCholangunam - Community development blockVallam - Census village code632325 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Cholangunam from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)52 km by road - Gingee (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 Cholangunam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Cholangunam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 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 - ●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 · Devanur - ○Degree college10+ km · Annamangalam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nattarmangalam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)21 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 Cholangunam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 55% of the 566 hectares of village land is sown, and 184 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 Cholangunam Of every 100 households in Cholangunam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Cholangunam · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **86% Tap water ****23%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **82% Use banking services ****21%** **45% Television ****95%** **85% Mobile phone ****50%** **58% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **6% 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 Cholangunam? ■ Cholangunam · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **931 Working population ****62.1%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.1% for men and 56.8% for women. 67% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 764 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (13%) · **■** Household industry 34 (3%) · **■** Other work 205 (16%) · **■** Marginal 148 (11%) 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 Gingee - Eachur2,168 people - Kalavay2,157 people - Vallam2,154 people - Manalapadi2,138 people - Konalur2,091 people - Ethanemili2,086 people - Malarasankuppam2,086 people - Varikkal2,077 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Cholangunam?604210 - How far is Cholangunam from Viluppuram?52 km by road - What is the population of Cholangunam?2,120 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cholangunam in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Cholangunam?66.0% (Census 2011)