# Arungal Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/arungal/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Arungal Arungal is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603202**. The 2011 Census counted **688 people in 172 households**, the 97th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 688people (2011) - 172households - 72.2%literacy - 603202PIN code ## Arungal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arungal is 603202.** Arungal falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603202 - Gram panchayatKeerapakkam - Community development blockKattankolattur - Census village code629409 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arungal from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)63 km by road - Nandivaram - Guduvancheri (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 Arungal? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Arungal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Urapakkam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Maraimalainagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Venjuvancheri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Arungal known for? The main crops are **paddy, chilli and brinjal**. About 16% of the 425 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Arungal Of every 100 households in Arungal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 68 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Arungal · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****24%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **60% Tap water ****86%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **48% Use banking services ****75%** **48% Television ****95%** **91% Mobile phone ****85%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****68%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****94%** **85% 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 Arungal? ■ Arungal · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **969 Working population ****53.2%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.1% for men and 65.1% for women. 64% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 32 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (10%) · **■** Household industry 19 (5%) · **■** Other work 174 (48%) · **■** Marginal 106 (29%) 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 Chengalpattu - Echankaranai747 people - Polacheri747 people - Sengadu708 people - Kattur690 people - Vengur u663 people - Vengaleri659 people - Amaiyampattu652 people - Senneri634 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arungal?603202 - How far is Arungal from Kancheepuram?63 km by road - What is the population of Arungal?688 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arungal in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arungal?72.2% (Census 2011)