# Arudesam Village, Vilavancode, Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/vilavancode/arudesam/ Village · Vilavancode, Kanniyakumari # Arudesam Arudesam is a village in Vilavancode sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **629172**. The 2011 Census counted **2,383 people in 642 households**, the 7th largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 88.6%. - 2,383people (2011) - 642households - 94.9%literacy - 629172PIN code ## Arudesam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arudesam is 629172.** Arudesam falls in Vilavancode sub-district, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code629172 - Gram panchayatMunchirai - Community development blockMunchirai - Census village code643097 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arudesam from nearby towns? - Kuzhithurai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Nagercoil (district HQ)33 km by road - Pudhu Kadai (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 Arudesam? 34 services counted by the Census are inside Arudesam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 8 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Killiyoor - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Arudesam known for? The main crops are **tapioca, banana and coconut**. Products made here include cashewnut, coconut oil, soap, clothes, baskets and toys. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Arudesam Of every 100 households in Arudesam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Arudesam · ■ Vilavancode rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****88%** **90% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **4% Tap water ****60%** **53% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%** **48% Use banking services ****72%** **77% Television ****91%** **92% Mobile phone ****64%** **64% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****24%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****86%** **97% 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 Arudesam? ■ Arudesam · ■ Vilavancode rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.9%** **88.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074** **956 Working population ****35.7%** **35.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.2% for men and 92.8% for women. 55% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 139 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (5%) · **■** Household industry 45 (5%) · **■** Other work 512 (60%) · **■** Marginal 108 (13%) 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 Vilavancode - Paloor8,690 people - Edaicode8,459 people - Mancode6,481 people - Nattalam5,101 people - Kilamalai R.F.294 people [All 8 villages in Vilavancode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/vilavancode/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arudesam?629172 - How far is Arudesam from Nagercoil?33 km by road - What is the population of Arudesam?2,383 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arudesam in?Kanniyakumari district (Vilavancode sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arudesam?94.9% (Census 2011)