# Arambakkam Village, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sriperumbudur/arambakkam/ Village · Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram # Arambakkam Arambakkam is a village in Sriperumbudur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601303**. The 2011 Census counted **1,242 people in 308 households**, the 54th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,242people (2011) - 308households - 77.8%literacy - 601303PIN code ## Arambakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arambakkam is 601303.** Arambakkam falls in Sriperumbudur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601303 - Gram panchayatSerapanacheri - Community development blockKunnattur - Census village code629312 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arambakkam from nearby towns? - Sriperumbudur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)45 km by road - Tambaram (nearest town)20 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 Arambakkam? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Arambakkam; 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 - ●Private 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Padappai - ○Degree college10+ km · Manimangalam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Venjuvancheri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Arambakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 26% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Arambakkam Of every 100 households in Arambakkam in 2011, 86 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Arambakkam · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **94% Toilet within the home ****17%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **62% Tap water ****57%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **46% Use banking services ****51%** **45% Television ****88%** **90% Mobile phone ****83%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****50%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****94%** **87% 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 Arambakkam? ■ Arambakkam · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939** **973 Working population ****44.9%** **43.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.5% for men and 72.1% for women. 67% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (5%) · **■** Marginal 529 (95%) 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 Sriperumbudur - Kiloy1,413 people - Sivapuram1,376 people - Ezhichur1,373 people - Sogandi1,276 people - Vadamangalam1,222 people - Amarambedu1,187 people - Jambodai1,177 people - Kolathur1,136 people [All 145 villages in Sriperumbudur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sriperumbudur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arambakkam?601303 - How far is Arambakkam from Kancheepuram?45 km by road - What is the population of Arambakkam?1,242 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arambakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Sriperumbudur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arambakkam?77.8% (Census 2011)