# Arikela Village, Ramasamudram, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/ramasamudram/arikela/ Village · Ramasamudram, Chittoor # Arikela Arikela is a village in Ramasamudram sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517417**. The 2011 Census counted **3,599 people in 881 households**, the 5th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 3,599people (2011) - 881households - 63.1%literacy - 517417PIN code ## Arikela PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arikela is 517417.** Arikela falls in Ramasamudram sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517417 - Gram panchayatArikela - Community development blockRamasamudram - Census village code596536 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arikela from nearby towns? - Ramasamudram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)76 km by road - Punganur (nearest town)7 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 Arikela? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Arikela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 10 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Punganur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Punganur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Punganur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Arikela known for? The main crops are **ground nut, sugar cane and paddy**. About 37% of the 1,459 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Arikela Of every 100 households in Arikela in 2011, 86 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Arikela · ■ Ramasamudram rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **90% Toilet within the home ****2%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **85% Tap water ****39%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **90% Use banking services ****81%** **60% Television ****32%** **44% Mobile phone ****64%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****26%** **25% Own their home ****98%** **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 Arikela? ■ Arikela · ■ Ramasamudram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **998 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838** **960 Working population ****54.8%** **55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.1% for men and 50.8% for women. 60% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 967 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 564 (29%) · **■** Household industry 35 (2%) · **■** Other work 210 (11%) · **■** Marginal 195 (10%) 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 Ramasamudram - Ramasamudram7,645 people - Chembakur4,537 people - Kappalle4,264 people - R.Nadimpalle3,724 people - Moogavadi3,302 people - Voolapadu3,187 people - Peddakurapalle3,111 people - Malenatham3,000 people [All 15 villages in Ramasamudram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/ramasamudram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arikela?517417 - How far is Arikela from Chittoor?76 km by road - What is the population of Arikela?3,599 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arikela in?Chittoor district (Ramasamudram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Arikela?63.1% (Census 2011)