# Vengalam Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/vengalam/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Vengalam Vengalam is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,581 people in 312 households**, the 95th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,581people (2011) - 312households - 63.2%literacy - 606205PIN code ## Vengalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vengalam is 606205.** Vengalam falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606205 - Gram panchayatVengalam - Community development blockRishivandiyam - Census village code633359 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vengalam from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)48 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)68 km by road - Thiagadurgam (nearest town)12 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 Vengalam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Vengalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Rishivandiyam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiyagadurgam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Vengalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 64% of the 347 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Vengalam Of every 100 households in Vengalam in 2011, 87 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vengalam · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **92% Toilet within the home ****3%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **87% Tap water ****95%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **77% Use banking services ****61%** **49% Television ****86%** **76% Mobile phone ****50%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **10% Own their home ****95%** **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 Vengalam? ■ Vengalam · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888** **939 Working population ****40.0%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.3% for men and 51.5% for women. 52% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 38 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (9%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 82 (13%) · **■** Marginal 449 (71%) 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 - Kariyalur1,642 people - Kanankadu1,640 people - Arkkavadi1,620 people - Chithal1,599 people - Karuvelampadi1,561 people - Arur1,555 people - Serapattu1,548 people - Periyapagandai1,547 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vengalam?606205 - How far is Vengalam from Viluppuram?68 km by road - What is the population of Vengalam?1,581 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vengalam in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vengalam?63.2% (Census 2011)