# Arpakkam Village, Sirkali, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/arpakkam/

Village · Sirkali, Nagapattinam 

# Arpakkam

Arpakkam is a village in Sirkali sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609111**. The 2011 Census counted **1,099 people in 271 households**, the 82nd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 1,099people (2011)
- 271households
- 79.2%literacy
- 609111PIN code

## Arpakkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arpakkam is 609111.** Arpakkam falls in Sirkali sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code609111
- Gram panchayatArpakkam
- Community development blockKollidam
- Census village code637393

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Arpakkam from nearby towns?

- Sirkali (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)75 km by road
- Sirkali (nearest town)5 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 Arpakkam?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Arpakkam; 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 · Sirkali
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sirkali
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Arasur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Arpakkam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and green gram**. Products made here include bricks. About 86% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Arpakkam

Of every 100 households in Arpakkam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Arpakkam · ■ Sirkali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**66%

Tap water ****26%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**71%

Use banking services ****28%**

**43%

Television ****89%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**5%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Arpakkam?

■ Arpakkam · ■ Sirkali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767**

**948

Working population ****42.5%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 73.1% for women. 58% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (46%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 94 (20%) · **■** Marginal 137 (29%)

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

- Madhanam1,336 people
- Thillaividangan1,277 people
- Alalasundram1,190 people
- Radhanallur1,146 people
- Maharajapuram1,077 people
- Kattur1,036 people
- Serugudy627 people
- Kannapiranadi365 people

[All 87 villages in Sirkali](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arpakkam?609111
- How far is Arpakkam from Nagapattinam?75 km by road
- What is the population of Arpakkam?1,099 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arpakkam in?Nagapattinam district (Sirkali sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Arpakkam?79.2% (Census 2011)