# Arayapakkam Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/arayapakkam/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Arayapakkam Arayapakkam is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603303**. The 2011 Census counted **1,800 people in 477 households**, the 34th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 1,800people (2011) - 477households - 64.6%literacy - 603303PIN code ## Arayapakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arayapakkam is 603303.** Arayapakkam falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603303 - Gram panchayatArayapakkam - Community development blockMaduranthakam - Census village code629992 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arayapakkam from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)55 km by road - Karunguzhi (nearest town)5 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 Arayapakkam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Arayapakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karunguzhi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Maduranthakam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maduranthakam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Arayapakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 31% of the 452 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Arayapakkam Of every 100 households in Arayapakkam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Arayapakkam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****15%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **82% Tap water ****99%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **77% Use banking services ****40%** **39% Television ****84%** **89% Mobile phone ****65%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **5% Own their home ****89%** **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 Arayapakkam? ■ Arayapakkam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****779** **959 Working population ****51.0%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.9% for men and 56.6% for women. 59% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 42 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 269 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 218 (24%) · **■** Marginal 388 (42%) 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 Maduranthakam - Anaikunnam2,013 people - Vadamanipakkam1,912 people - Athur1,904 people - Pakkam1,864 people - Perumbakkam1,756 people - Unamalai1,751 people - Isur1,720 people - Vedanthangal1,704 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arayapakkam?603303 - How far is Arayapakkam from Kancheepuram?55 km by road - What is the population of Arayapakkam?1,800 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arayapakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arayapakkam?64.6% (Census 2011)