# Rangappanur Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/rangappanur/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Rangappanur Rangappanur is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606402**. The 2011 Census counted **3,819 people in 911 households**, the 26th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 3,819people (2011) - 911households - 55.9%literacy - 606402PIN code ## Rangappanur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rangappanur is 606402.** Rangappanur falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606402 - Gram panchayatRangappanur - Community development blockSankarapuram - Census village code633264 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rangappanur from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)78 km by road - Sankarapuram (nearest town)18 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 Rangappanur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Rangappanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pudupattu - ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruvannamalai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pakkamputhur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Rangappanur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 64% of the 326 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Rangappanur Of every 100 households in Rangappanur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Rangappanur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **87% Tap water ****98%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **77% Use banking services ****42%** **49% Television ****57%** **76% Mobile phone ****47%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **10% Own their home ****93%** **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 Rangappanur? ■ Rangappanur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854** **939 Working population ****44.9%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.2% for men and 44.1% for women. 61% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 985 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 502 (29%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 180 (10%) · **■** Marginal 31 (2%) 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 - Thandalai4,302 people - Ariyaperumanur4,087 people - Pakkam3,890 people - Nedumanur3,883 people - Seshasamudram3,703 people - Vanapuram3,652 people - Ulagalappadi3,647 people - Marur3,621 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rangappanur?606402 - How far is Rangappanur from Viluppuram?78 km by road - What is the population of Rangappanur?3,819 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rangappanur in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Rangappanur?55.9% (Census 2011)