# Alappirandan Village, Aranthangi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/aranthangi/alappirandan/ Village · Aranthangi, Pudukkottai # Alappirandan Alappirandan is a village in Aranthangi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622202**. The 2011 Census counted **3,825 people in 987 households**, the 11th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%. - 3,825people (2011) - 987households - 75.3%literacy - 622202PIN code ## Alappirandan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alappirandan is 622202.** Alappirandan falls in Aranthangi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code622202 - Gram panchayatKongudi, Kulathur, Alapirandan, Edaiyar - Community development blockAranthangi - Census village code639726 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alappirandan from nearby towns? - Aranthangi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)45 km by road - Aranthangi (nearest town)4 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 Alappirandan? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Alappirandan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Aranthangi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajendrapuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Silattur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 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 Alappirandan known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include clay pots. About 36% of the 1,395 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Alappirandan Of every 100 households in Alappirandan in 2011, 90 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Alappirandan · ■ Aranthangi rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **89% Toilet within the home ****23%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **76% Tap water ****80%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **88% Use banking services ****38%** **40% Television ****92%** **80% Mobile phone ****64%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **7% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Alappirandan? ■ Alappirandan · ■ Aranthangi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%** **78.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062** **1062 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901** **948 Working population ****46.3%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.5% for men and 66.9% for women. 59% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 393 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,017 (57%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 254 (14%) · **■** Marginal 93 (5%) 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 Aranthangi - Aliyanilai4,341 people - Kurumbur4,332 people - Arasarkulam Keelpathi3,959 people - Tirunalur3,916 people - Rajendrapuram3,753 people - Retnakottai3,656 people - Maramadakki3,559 people - Paravakkottai3,351 people [All 101 villages in Aranthangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/aranthangi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alappirandan?622202 - How far is Alappirandan from Pudukkottai?45 km by road - What is the population of Alappirandan?3,825 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alappirandan in?Pudukkottai district (Aranthangi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alappirandan?75.3% (Census 2011)