# Arakasanahalli Village, Pennagaram, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/pennagaram/arakasanahalli/ Village · Pennagaram, Dharmapuri # Arakasanahalli Arakasanahalli is a village in Pennagaram sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636811**. The 2011 Census counted **4,767 people in 1,169 households**, the 21st largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%. - 4,767people (2011) - 1,169households - 57.2%literacy - 636811PIN code ## Arakasanahalli PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arakasanahalli is 636811.** Arakasanahalli falls in Pennagaram sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636811 - Gram panchayatArakasanahalli - Community development blockPennagaram - Census village code643653 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arakasanahalli from nearby towns? - Pennagaram (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Dharmapuri (district HQ)27 km by road - Dharmapuri (nearest town)27 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 Arakasanahalli? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Arakasanahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Perumbalai - ○Degree college10+ km · Pennagaram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharmapuri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 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 Arakasanahalli known for? About 25% of the 2,179 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Arakasanahalli Of every 100 households in Arakasanahalli in 2011, 93 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Arakasanahalli · ■ Pennagaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **85% Toilet within the home ****2%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **93% Tap water ****51%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **80% Use banking services ****49%** **36% Television ****90%** **83% Mobile phone ****56%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **9% Own their home ****91%** **95% 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 Arakasanahalli? ■ Arakasanahalli · ■ Pennagaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%** **61.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990** **882 Working population ****54.0%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.2% for men and 48.0% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 813 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,142 (44%) · **■** Household industry 40 (2%) · **■** Other work 313 (12%) · **■** Marginal 268 (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 Pennagaram - Onnappagoundanahalli6,127 people - Gendenahalli5,697 people - Senganur5,603 people - Madehalli5,388 people - Papparapatti4,733 people - Sathiyanathapuram4,332 people - Badrahalli4,186 people - Pudupatti4,043 people [All 52 villages in Pennagaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/pennagaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arakasanahalli?636811 - How far is Arakasanahalli from Dharmapuri?27 km by road - What is the population of Arakasanahalli?4,767 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arakasanahalli in?Dharmapuri district (Pennagaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arakasanahalli?57.2% (Census 2011)