# Vengodu Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram 

# Vengodu

Vengodu is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606401**. The 2011 Census counted **733 people in 169 households**, the 154th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 733people (2011)
- 169households
- 22.3%literacy
- 606401PIN code

## Vengodu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vengodu is 606401.** Vengodu falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606401
- Gram panchayatVengodu
- Community development blockKalrayan Hills
- Census village code633298

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

## How far is Vengodu from nearby towns?

- Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)58 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)127 km by road
- Vadakkanandal (nearest town)40 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 Vengodu?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vellimalai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vadakanandal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Vengodu known for?

The main crops are **tapioca, paddy and ragi**. About 24% of the 1,094 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Vengodu

Of every 100 households in Vengodu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vengodu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**77%

Use banking services ****2%**

**49%

Television ****55%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**10%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Vengodu?

■ Vengodu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****22.3%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**939

Working population ****62.2%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 26.0% for men and 18.9% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 392 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (14%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Sankarapuram

- Vanjikkuli767 people
- Perumbur752 people
- Kondiyanatham749 people
- Thorangur741 people
- Adanur711 people
- Keelathukkuli697 people
- Aliapath695 people
- Arasarambattu681 people

[All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vengodu?606401
- How far is Vengodu from Viluppuram?127 km by road
- What is the population of Vengodu?733 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vengodu in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vengodu?22.3% (Census 2011)