# Pappantangal Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Gingee, Viluppuram 

# Pappantangal

Pappantangal is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604208**. The 2011 Census counted **457 people in 113 households**, the 218th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 457people (2011)
- 113households
- 79.2%literacy
- 604208PIN code

## Pappantangal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pappantangal is 604208.** Pappantangal falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604208
- Gram panchayatPeruvalur
- Community development blockMelmalayanur
- Census village code632296

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

## How far is Pappantangal from nearby towns?

- Gingee (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)62 km by road
- Chetpet (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 Pappantangal?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pappantangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Peruvalur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pinnanur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chetpet
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 24 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 Pappantangal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 52% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Pappantangal

Of every 100 households in Pappantangal in 2011, 92 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pappantangal · ■ Gingee rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****98%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**82%

Use banking services ****64%**

**45%

Television ****60%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pappantangal?

■ Pappantangal · ■ Gingee rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1077**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**931

Working population ****64.3%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 68.6% for women. 63% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 204 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 47 (16%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Vadataram507 people
- Pasumalaitangal503 people
- Tadanguppam467 people
- Indirasankuppam461 people
- Kilavampoondi454 people
- Mavanandal454 people
- Mullur427 people
- Maniyampattu419 people

[All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pappantangal?604208
- How far is Pappantangal from Viluppuram?62 km by road
- What is the population of Pappantangal?457 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pappantangal in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Pappantangal?79.2% (Census 2011)