# Arasur Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram 

# Arasur

Arasur is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603401**. The 2011 Census counted **3,779 people in 918 households**, the 8th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 3,779people (2011)
- 918households
- 62.5%literacy
- 603401PIN code

## Arasur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arasur is 603401.** Arasur falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603401
- Gram panchayatEasur , Mambakkam , Vannianallur
- Community development blockChithamur
- Census village code630263

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Arasur from nearby towns?

- Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)65 km by road
- Edakalinadu (nearest town)18 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 Arasur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Arasur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Chunampet
- ○Degree college10+ km · Peruveli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cheyyur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Arasur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and water melon**. About 38% of the 795 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Arasur

Of every 100 households in Arasur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arasur · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**78%

Tap water ****98%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**74%

Use banking services ****18%**

**37%

Television ****87%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**5%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Arasur?

■ Arasur · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1072**

**935

Working population ****51.0%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 53.2% for women. 56% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 554 (29%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 117 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,143 (59%)

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

- Parameswaramangalam4,847 people
- Koovathur4,534 people
- Mugaiyur3,888 people
- Sothupakkam3,847 people
- Melmaruvathur3,367 people
- Paramankeni3,325 people
- Kayapakkam3,123 people
- Kottaikadu3,051 people

[All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arasur?603401
- How far is Arasur from Kancheepuram?65 km by road
- What is the population of Arasur?3,779 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arasur in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Arasur?62.5% (Census 2011)