# Aruvikkarai Village, Kalkulam, Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/kalkulam/aruvikkarai/ Village · Kalkulam, Kanniyakumari # Aruvikkarai Aruvikkarai is a village in Kalkulam sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **629177**. The 2011 Census counted **5,203 people in 1,410 households**, the 10th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 90.7%. - 5,203people (2011) - 1,410households - 87.5%literacy - 629177PIN code ## Aruvikkarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Aruvikkarai is 629177.** Aruvikkarai falls in Kalkulam sub-district, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code629177 - Gram panchayatAruvikkarai - Community development blockThiruvattaru - Census village code643123 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Aruvikkarai from nearby towns? - Pathmanabapuram (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Nagercoil (district HQ)35 km by road - Thiruvattar (nearest town)3 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 Aruvikkarai? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Aruvikkarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vilavancode - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kumarapuram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Aruvikkarai known for? The main crops are **rubber, banana and tapioca**. About 87% of the 320 hectares of village land is sown, and 279 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 Aruvikkarai Of every 100 households in Aruvikkarai in 2011, 95 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Aruvikkarai · ■ Kalkulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****93%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **8% Tap water ****41%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **64% Use banking services ****53%** **68% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****60%** **66% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****20%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **4% Own their home ****94%** **92% 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 Aruvikkarai? ■ Aruvikkarai · ■ Kalkulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%** **90.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939** **982 Working population ****35.0%** **38.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.0% for men and 85.1% for women. 54% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 50 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 206 (11%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,220 (67%) · **■** Marginal 323 (18%) 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 Kalkulam - Thalakkulam8,986 people - Kalkulam6,705 people - Valvachagostam5,579 people - Mecode5,541 people - Surulacode4,805 people - Thirpparappu4,452 people - Veeyanoor3,009 people - Veerapuli R.F.1,663 people [All 17 villages in Kalkulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/kalkulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Aruvikkarai?629177 - How far is Aruvikkarai from Nagercoil?35 km by road - What is the population of Aruvikkarai?5,203 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aruvikkarai in?Kanniyakumari district (Kalkulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Aruvikkarai?87.5% (Census 2011)