# Arasankalani Village, Sholinganallur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sholinganallur/arasankalani/ Village · Sholinganallur, Kancheepuram # Arasankalani Arasankalani is a village in Sholinganallur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600126**. The 2011 Census counted **1,092 people in 275 households**, the 6th largest of 6 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 1,092people (2011) - 275households - 82.9%literacy - 600126PIN code ## Arasankalani PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arasankalani is 600126.** Arasankalani falls in Sholinganallur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600126 - Gram panchayatOttiambakkam - Community development blockSt. Thomas Mount - Census village code629378 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arasankalani from nearby towns? - Sholinganallur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)61 km by road - Sholinganallur (nearest town)8 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 Arasankalani? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Arasankalani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Semmanjeri - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sittalapakkam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sholinganallur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pallavaram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Arasankalani known for? About 23% of the 128 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Arasankalani Of every 100 households in Arasankalani in 2011, 98 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Arasankalani · ■ Sholinganallur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **98% Toilet within the home ****52%** **84% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **16% Tap water ****99%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%** **10% Use banking services ****36%** **43% Television ****88%** **85% Mobile phone ****91%** **78% Computer with internet ****3%** **5% Two-wheeler ****36%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **5% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****65%** **69% 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 Arasankalani? ■ Arasankalani · ■ Sholinganallur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030** **946 Working population ****39.7%** **38.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 78.5% for women. 49% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 37 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (12%) · **■** Household industry 24 (6%) · **■** Other work 170 (39%) · **■** Marginal 149 (34%) 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 Sholinganallur - Perumbakkam18,890 people - Sittalapakkam13,542 people - Uthandi5,037 people - Ottiambakkam2,129 people [All 6 villages in Sholinganallur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sholinganallur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arasankalani?600126 - How far is Arasankalani from Kancheepuram?61 km by road - What is the population of Arasankalani?1,092 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arasankalani in?Kancheepuram district (Sholinganallur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arasankalani?82.9% (Census 2011)