# Ariyalur Village, Kuthalam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/ariyalur/ Village · Kuthalam, Nagapattinam # Ariyalur Ariyalur is a village in Kuthalam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609401**. The 2011 Census counted **3,203 people in 798 households**, the 10th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 3,203people (2011) - 798households - 92.0%literacy - 609401PIN code ## Ariyalur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ariyalur is 609401.** Ariyalur falls in Kuthalam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609401 - Gram panchayatArivalur - Community development blockKuthalam - Census village code637527 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ariyalur from nearby towns? - Kuthalam (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)60 km by road - Mayiladuthurai (nearest town)6 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 Ariyalur? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Ariyalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 16 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 Ariyalur known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 68% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown, and 220 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 Ariyalur Of every 100 households in Ariyalur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Ariyalur · ■ Kuthalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **93% Toilet within the home ****67%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****33%** **64% Tap water ****77%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%** **68% Use banking services ****88%** **47% Television ****96%** **91% Mobile phone ****81%** **61% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****35%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****84%** **93% 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 Ariyalur? ■ Ariyalur · ■ Kuthalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.0%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1223** **1037 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941** **993 Working population ****23.4%** **41.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.8% for men and 88.2% for women. 47% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 82 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (17%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 279 (37%) · **■** Marginal 257 (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 Kuthalam - Perumalkoil3,403 people - Konerirajapuram II Bit3,364 people - Kshetrapalapuram3,317 people - Vanadirajapuram3,217 people - Peruncheri3,175 people - Thirumannancheri3,159 people - Komal - West2,952 people - Manganallur2,943 people [All 56 villages in Kuthalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ariyalur?609401 - How far is Ariyalur from Nagapattinam?60 km by road - What is the population of Ariyalur?3,203 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ariyalur in?Nagapattinam district (Kuthalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ariyalur?92.0% (Census 2011)