# Ariyakoshti Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/ariyakoshti/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Ariyakoshti Ariyakoshti is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608502**. The 2011 Census counted **8,150 people in 1,927 households**, the 1st largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 8,150people (2011) - 1,927households - 74.3%literacy - 608502PIN code ## Ariyakoshti PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ariyakoshti is 608502.** Ariyakoshti falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608502 - Gram panchayatAriyeekoshti , Chinnapudupettai - Community development blockParangipettai - Census village code636758 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ariyakoshti from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)35 km by road - Parangipettai (nearest town)4 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 Ariyakoshti? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Ariyakoshti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Parangipettai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mutlur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Periyakumatti - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 21 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 Ariyakoshti known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and cashew**. About 31% of the 891 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Ariyakoshti Of every 100 households in Ariyakoshti in 2011, 96 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ariyakoshti · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****43%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **69% Tap water ****31%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **70% Use banking services ****48%** **44% Television ****87%** **89% Mobile phone ****71%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **93% 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 Ariyakoshti? ■ Ariyakoshti · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909** **899 Working population ****41.8%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.5% for men and 65.9% for women. 61% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 61 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (1%) · **■** Household industry 14 (0%) · **■** Other work 912 (27%) · **■** Marginal 2,388 (70%) 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 Chidambaram - Manjakuzhi5,949 people - Silambimangalam5,695 people - Mutlur5,188 people - Lalpuram4,678 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ariyakoshti?608502 - How far is Ariyakoshti from Cuddalore?35 km by road - What is the population of Ariyakoshti?8,150 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ariyakoshti in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ariyakoshti?74.3% (Census 2011)