Vengalam, Sankarapuram, Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Vengalam


The village Vengalam is located in Sankarapuram Taluk of Kallakurichi District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Vengalam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Rishivandiyam Community Development Block. The nearest town is Thiagadurgam, which is about 12 kilometers away from Vengalam.

Travel and Communication for Vengalam


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Vengalam,
Kallakurichi,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 606205

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Vengalam


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Vengalam is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Vengalam is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Vengalam


As per available data from the year 2009, 1581 persons live in 312 house holds in the village Vengalam. There are 764 female individuals and 817 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.32% and males constitute 51.68% of the total population.

There are 1085 scheduled castes persons of which 509 are females and 576 are males. Females constitute 46.91% and males constitute 53.09% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 68.63% of the total population.

Population density of Vengalam is 455.59 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Vengalam


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Total area of Vengalam is 347.02 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 221.59 ha. About 98.82 ha is un-irrigated area. About 122.77 ha is irrigated area. About 71.62 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 51.15 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 77.79 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 46.95 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 0.69 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Vengalam


There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Vengalam.

There is a government primary school. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Vengalam.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Rishivandiyam, which is less than 5 kms away from Vengalam.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Rishivandiyam, which is less than 5 kms away from Vengalam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Rishivandiyam, which is less than 5 kms away from Vengalam.

Colleges in Vengalam


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Kallakurichi, which is more than 10 kms away from Vengalam.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Neelamangalam, which is more than 10 kms away from Vengalam.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Mundiyambakkam, which is more than 10 kms away from Vengalam.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Neelamangalam, which is more than 10 kms away from Vengalam.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Neelamangalam, which is more than 10 kms away from Vengalam.

Other Educational Facilities in Vengalam


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Thiyagadurgam, which is more than 10 kms away from Vengalam.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Vengalam.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Sankarapuram, which is more than 10 kms away from Vengalam.

Healthcare Facilities in Vengalam


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Vengalam.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Vengalam.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Vengalam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Vengalam.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Vengalam.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Vengalam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Vengalam.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Vengalam.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Vengalam.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Vengalam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Vengalam.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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