# Arapallam Village, Sirkali, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/arapallam/ Village · Sirkali, Nagapattinam # Arapallam Arapallam is a village in Sirkali sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609101**. The 2011 Census counted **3,260 people in 843 households**, the 28th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%. - 3,260people (2011) - 843households - 80.3%literacy - 609101PIN code ## Arapallam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arapallam is 609101.** Arapallam falls in Sirkali sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609101 - Gram panchayatArapallam - Community development blockKollidam - Census village code637360 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arapallam from nearby towns? - Sirkali (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)80 km by road - Annamalai Nagar (nearest town)16 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 Arapallam? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Arapallam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Puliyanthurai - ○Degree college10+ km · Annamalai Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arasur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 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 Arapallam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 412 hectares of village land is sown, and 311 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 Arapallam Of every 100 households in Arapallam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Arapallam · ■ Sirkali rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **93% Toilet within the home ****25%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **66% Tap water ****64%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **71% Use banking services ****21%** **43% Television ****83%** **90% Mobile phone ****41%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Arapallam? ■ Arapallam · ■ Sirkali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%** **79.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915** **948 Working population ****43.6%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 72.8% for women. 60% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 126 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 545 (38%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 233 (16%) · **■** Marginal 493 (35%) 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 Sirkali - Madiravelur3,666 people - Keelasattanathapuram3,410 people - Kondal3,336 people - Kunnam3,290 people - Manigramam3,248 people - Mudhalaimedu3,215 people - Erukkur3,190 people - Perunthottam - II3,180 people [All 87 villages in Sirkali](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arapallam?609101 - How far is Arapallam from Nagapattinam?80 km by road - What is the population of Arapallam?3,260 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arapallam in?Nagapattinam district (Sirkali sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arapallam?80.3% (Census 2011)