# Arai Village, K.V.B.Puram, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/k-v-b-puram/arai/ Village · K.V.B.Puram, Chittoor # Arai Arai is a village in K.V.B.Puram sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517587**. The 2011 Census counted **1,730 people in 444 households**, the 8th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.0%. - 1,730people (2011) - 444households - 53.8%literacy - 517587PIN code ## Arai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arai is 517587.** Arai falls in K.V.B.Puram sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517587 - Gram panchayatArai - Community development blockK.V.B.Puram - Census village code596002 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arai from nearby towns? - K.V.B.Puram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)140 km by road - Srikalahasti (nearest town)33 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 Arai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Arai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · K V B Puram - ○Degree college10+ km · Srikalahasti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikalahasti - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Arai known for? The main crops are **paddy, bajra and sugar cane**. About 13% of the 890 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Arai Of every 100 households in Arai in 2011, 76 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Arai · ■ K.V.B.Puram rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **86% Toilet within the home ****6%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **91% Tap water ****98%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **90% Use banking services ****67%** **62% Television ****39%** **43% Mobile phone ****40%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****41%** **34% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Arai? ■ Arai · ■ K.V.B.Puram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%** **57.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052** **1009 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843** **950 Working population ****58.5%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.7% for men and 47.5% for women. 64% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 239 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (12%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (3%) · **■** Marginal 609 (60%) 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 K.V.B.Puram - Mattamanapathattu R.Khandriga2,131 people - Adavaram2,082 people - Perindesam2,061 people - Adaram1,780 people - Kovanur1,721 people - Sadasiva Puram1,697 people - Gnanamamba Puram @ P.Khandriga1,679 people - Kumara Venkata Bhupalapuram1,653 people [All 39 villages in K.V.B.Puram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/k-v-b-puram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arai?517587 - How far is Arai from Chittoor?140 km by road - What is the population of Arai?1,730 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arai in?Chittoor district (K.V.B.Puram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Arai?53.8% (Census 2011)