# Aruvappadi Village, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/mayiladuthurai/aruvappadi/ Village · Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam # Aruvappadi Aruvappadi is a village in Mayiladuthurai sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,537 people in 394 households**, the 49th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.1%. - 1,537people (2011) - 394households - 88.1%literacy - 609203PIN code ## Aruvappadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Aruvappadi is 609203.** Aruvappadi falls in Mayiladuthurai sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609203 - Gram panchayatAruvappadi - Community development blockMayiladuthurai - Census village code637469 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Aruvappadi from nearby towns? - Mayiladuthurai (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)60 km by road - Mayiladuthurai (nearest town)7 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 Aruvappadi? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Aruvappadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nidur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Aruvappadi known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 77% of the 349 hectares of village land is sown, and 268 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 Aruvappadi Of every 100 households in Aruvappadi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 95 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Aruvappadi · ■ Mayiladuthurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **95% Toilet within the home ****28%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **65% Tap water ****97%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****95%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%** **66% Use banking services ****51%** **45% Television ****83%** **92% Mobile phone ****71%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **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 Aruvappadi? ■ Aruvappadi · ■ Mayiladuthurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%** **83.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1100** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **970 Working population ****46.5%** **42.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.6% for men and 83.2% for women. 61% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 47 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 275 (38%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 247 (35%) · **■** Marginal 136 (19%) 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 Mayiladuthurai - Kulichar1,729 people - Namasivayapuram1,628 people - Murugamangalam1,595 people - Ponnur1,564 people - Talainayar II Bit1,490 people - Kovangudi1,452 people - Maharajapuram1,448 people - Kadambakkam1,429 people [All 59 villages in Mayiladuthurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/mayiladuthurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Aruvappadi?609203 - How far is Aruvappadi from Nagapattinam?60 km by road - What is the population of Aruvappadi?1,537 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aruvappadi in?Nagapattinam district (Mayiladuthurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Aruvappadi?88.1% (Census 2011)