# Mangalam Village, Sivakasi, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/sivakasi/mangalam/ Village · Sivakasi, Virudhunagar # Mangalam Mangalam is a village in Sivakasi sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626138**. The 2011 Census counted **7,105 people in 1,957 households**, the 6th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 7,105people (2011) - 1,957households - 73.8%literacy - 626138PIN code ## Mangalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mangalam is 626138.** Mangalam falls in Sivakasi sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626138 - Gram panchayatLakshminarayanapuram, Rangapalayam, M.Pudupatti, Chokkampatti, Mangalam, Krishnapuram - Community development blockSivakasi - Census village code641272 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? - Sivakasi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)30 km by road - Sivakasi (nearest town)16 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? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Mangalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 10 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Viluppanur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kiltiruthangal - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 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, chilli and maize**. About 39% of the 2,088 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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, 95 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mangalam · ■ Sivakasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****6%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **77% Tap water ****92%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **58% Use banking services ****41%** **36% Television ****84%** **87% Mobile phone ****61%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****85%** **78% 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 · ■ Sivakasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946** **979 Working population ****52.2%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 64.8% for women. 60% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 311 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,127 (30%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,016 (54%) · **■** Marginal 234 (6%) 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 Sivakasi - Tayilupatti9,684 people - Thiruthangal9,504 people - Duraiswamipuram8,642 people - Injar7,386 people - Kundayiruppu6,812 people - Erichchanatham6,057 people - Lakshmipuram5,610 people - Kiltiruthangal5,439 people [All 42 villages in Sivakasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/sivakasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mangalam?626138 - How far is Mangalam from Virudhunagar?30 km by road - What is the population of Mangalam?7,105 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mangalam in?Virudhunagar district (Sivakasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mangalam?73.8% (Census 2011)