# Arappedu Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/arappedu/ Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram # Arappedu Arappedu is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603309**. The 2011 Census counted **1,245 people in 289 households**, the 49th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 1,245people (2011) - 289households - 73.3%literacy - 603309PIN code ## Arappedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arappedu is 603309.** Arappedu falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603309 - Gram panchayatArappedu - Community development blockChithamur - Census village code630238 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arappedu from nearby towns? - Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)66 km by road - Acharapakkam (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 Arappedu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Arappedu; 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 - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thozhuppedu - ○Degree college10+ km · Olakkur Kilpadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 10 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 Arappedu known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and casuarina**. About 39% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Arappedu Of every 100 households in Arappedu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Arappedu · ■ Cheyyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **94% Toilet within the home ****2%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **78% Tap water ****98%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **74% Use banking services ****11%** **37% Television ****72%** **89% Mobile phone ****33%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **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 Arappedu? ■ Arappedu · ■ Cheyyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879** **935 Working population ****63.0%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.0% for men and 64.0% for women. 64% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 296 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 333 (42%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 77 (10%) · **■** Marginal 63 (8%) 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 Cheyyur - Manicuppam1,370 people - Vadapattinam1,299 people - Thenpakkam1,293 people - Lathur1,273 people - Pakkur1,229 people - Venmalagaram1,221 people - Kalkulam1,208 people - Kolathur1,206 people [All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arappedu?603309 - How far is Arappedu from Kancheepuram?66 km by road - What is the population of Arappedu?1,245 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arappedu in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arappedu?73.3% (Census 2011)