# Mangalam Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/mangalam/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Mangalam Mangalam is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605702**. The 2011 Census counted **3,207 people in 728 households**, the 37th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 3,207people (2011) - 728households - 77.7%literacy - 605702PIN code ## Mangalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mangalam is 605702.** Mangalam falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605702 - Gram panchayatErudayampattu - Community development blockRishivandiyam - Census village code633244 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mangalam from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)82 km by road - Sankarapuram (nearest town)27 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 Mangalam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Mangalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Moongilthuraipattu - ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruvannamalai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tiruvannamalai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Mangalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 69% of the 477 hectares of village land is sown, and 326 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 Mangalam Of every 100 households in Mangalam in 2011, 84 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mangalam · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **92% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **87% Tap water ****31%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **77% Use banking services ****57%** **49% Television ****64%** **76% Mobile phone ****69%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **10% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Mangalam? ■ Mangalam · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1123** **939 Working population ****60.5%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.8% for men and 70.2% for women. 64% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 352 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,315 (68%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 228 (12%) · **■** Marginal 28 (1%) 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 Sankarapuram - Poruvalur3,456 people - Periakolliyur3,336 people - Maiyanur3,242 people - Alambalam3,209 people - Agarakottalam3,086 people - Vadasiruvalur3,081 people - Ariyalur3,045 people - Urangani3,044 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mangalam?605702 - How far is Mangalam from Viluppuram?82 km by road - What is the population of Mangalam?3,207 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mangalam in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mangalam?77.7% (Census 2011)