# Arungunam Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/arungunam/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Arungunam Arungunam is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603306**. The 2011 Census counted **2,129 people in 578 households**, the 27th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 2,129people (2011) - 578households - 73.2%literacy - 603306PIN code ## Arungunam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arungunam is 603306.** Arungunam falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603306 - Gram panchayatArungunam - Community development blockMaduranthakam - Census village code630053 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arungunam from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)75 km by road - Maduranthakam (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 Arungunam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Arungunam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Maduranthakam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Maduranthakam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Maduranthakam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 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 Arungunam known for? About 59% of the 675 hectares of village land is sown, and 398 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 Arungunam Of every 100 households in Arungunam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Arungunam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****12%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **82% Tap water ****98%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **77% Use banking services ****19%** **39% Television ****88%** **89% Mobile phone ****64%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **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 Arungunam? ■ Arungunam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076** **959 Working population ****53.5%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 63.7% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 98 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 216 (19%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 235 (21%) · **■** Marginal 566 (50%) 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 - Elappakkam2,192 people - Kunnathur2,183 people - Kallabiranpuram2,177 people - Sirunallur2,163 people - Neerpair2,090 people - Anathamangalam2,069 people - Anaikunnam2,013 people - Vadamanipakkam1,912 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arungunam?603306 - How far is Arungunam from Kancheepuram?75 km by road - What is the population of Arungunam?2,129 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arungunam in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arungunam?73.2% (Census 2011)