# Aranganur Village, Mettur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/aranganur/ Village · Mettur, Salem # Aranganur Aranganur is a village in Mettur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636451**. The 2011 Census counted **6,899 people in 1,672 households**, the 14th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%. - 6,899people (2011) - 1,672households - 64.8%literacy - 636451PIN code ## Aranganur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Aranganur is 636451.** Aranganur falls in Mettur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636451 - Gram panchayatAranganur - Community development blockMecheri - Census village code633783 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Aranganur from nearby towns? - Mettur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Salem (district HQ)28 km by road - Mecheri (nearest town)7 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 Aranganur? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Aranganur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 - ●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 · Mecheri - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Periyasattappadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mecheri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 20 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 Aranganur known for? The main crops are **tomato, ground nut and maize**. Products made here include rope, bricks, milk, thatch and mat. About 71% of the 1,191 hectares of village land is sown, and 249 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 Aranganur Of every 100 households in Aranganur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Aranganur · ■ Mettur rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **87% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **87% Tap water ****86%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **72% Use banking services ****14%** **25% Television ****88%** **64% Mobile phone ****59%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **16% Own their home ****96%** **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 Aranganur? ■ Aranganur · ■ Mettur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%** **63.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940** **884 Working population ****46.8%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.3% for men and 57.7% for women. 61% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 883 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 901 (28%) · **■** Household industry 101 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,143 (35%) · **■** Marginal 198 (6%) 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 Mettur - Kuttapatti8,439 people - M.Kalipatti7,520 people - Pallipatti7,248 people - Thinnappatti7,171 people - Vanavasi6,704 people - Virudasampatti6,545 people - Lakkampatti6,340 people - Pottaneri6,160 people [All 44 villages in Mettur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Aranganur?636451 - How far is Aranganur from Salem?28 km by road - What is the population of Aranganur?6,899 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aranganur in?Salem district (Mettur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Aranganur?64.8% (Census 2011)