# Arupathy Village, Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/arupathy/ Village · Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam # Arupathy Arupathy is a village in Tharangambadi sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609309**. The 2011 Census counted **5,478 people in 1,386 households**, the 7th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 5,478people (2011) - 1,386households - 81.5%literacy - 609309PIN code ## Arupathy PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arupathy is 609309.** Arupathy falls in Tharangambadi sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609309 - Gram panchayatArupathy - Community development blockSembanarkoil - Census village code637579 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arupathy from nearby towns? - Tharangambadi (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)50 km by road - Mayiladuthurai (nearest town)9 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 Arupathy? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Arupathy; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Sembanarkoil - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mannampandal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Arupathy known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and pulses**. Products made here include bamboo products. About 53% of the 493 hectares of village land is sown, and 251 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 Arupathy Of every 100 households in Arupathy in 2011, 94 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Arupathy · ■ Tharangambadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****35%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **63% Tap water ****58%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **66% Use banking services ****32%** **48% Television ****86%** **90% Mobile phone ****67%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****89%** **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 Arupathy? ■ Arupathy · ■ Tharangambadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **1033 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068** **963 Working population ****44.3%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.4% for men and 74.9% for women. 62% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 132 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 315 (13%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 544 (22%) · **■** Marginal 1,415 (58%) 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 Tharangambadi - Thirukkadaiyur6,244 people - Ilaiyalur5,883 people - Manikkapangu5,685 people - Kidarankondan5,660 people - Kizhaiyur4,600 people - Thalaiyudaiyarar Koil Pathy4,544 people - Udayayarkoil Pathy4,387 people - Kalamanallur4,283 people [All 67 villages in Tharangambadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arupathy?609309 - How far is Arupathy from Nagapattinam?50 km by road - What is the population of Arupathy?5,478 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arupathy in?Nagapattinam district (Tharangambadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arupathy?81.5% (Census 2011)