# Arasamalai Village, Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai 

# Arasamalai

Arasamalai is a village in Ponnamaravathi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622402**. The 2011 Census counted **1,465 people in 343 households**, the 23rd largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 1,465people (2011)
- 343households
- 73.5%literacy
- 622402PIN code

## Arasamalai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arasamalai is 622402.** Arasamalai falls in Ponnamaravathi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code622402
- Gram panchayatArasamalai
- Community development blockPonnamaravathi
- Census village code639554

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

## How far is Arasamalai from nearby towns?

- Ponnamaravathi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)22 km by road
- Ponnamaravathi (nearest town)15 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 Arasamalai?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Arasamalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karaiyur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pudukkottai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pudukkottai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Arasamalai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 20% of the 865 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Arasamalai

Of every 100 households in Arasamalai in 2011, 93 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Arasamalai · ■ Ponnamaravathi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**77%

Tap water ****46%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**84%

Use banking services ****51%**

**48%

Television ****83%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Arasamalai?

■ Arasamalai · ■ Ponnamaravathi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**951

Working population ****40.8%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 61.1% for women. 62% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 294 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (9%) · **■** Other work 96 (16%) · **■** Marginal 153 (26%)

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 Ponnamaravathi

- Thuthur1,717 people
- Sevalur1,677 people
- Kandianatham1,661 people
- Thenur1,477 people
- Mullipatti1,244 people
- Mathiyani1,173 people
- Nerinjikudi1,137 people
- Moolangudi1,106 people

[All 49 villages in Ponnamaravathi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/ponnamaravathi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arasamalai?622402
- How far is Arasamalai from Pudukkottai?22 km by road
- What is the population of Arasamalai?1,465 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arasamalai in?Pudukkottai district (Ponnamaravathi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Arasamalai?73.5% (Census 2011)