# Aranuthumalai Village, Vazhapadi, Salem (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/aranuthumalai/ Village · Vazhapadi, Salem # Aranuthumalai Aranuthumalai is a village in Vazhapadi sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636122**. The 2011 Census counted **818 people in 210 households**, the 42nd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 818people (2011) - 210households - 66.5%literacy - 636122PIN code ## Aranuthumalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Aranuthumalai is 636122.** Aranuthumalai falls in Vazhapadi sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636122 - Gram panchayatAladipatty - Community development blockAyothiyapattinam - Census village code634169 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Aranuthumalai from nearby towns? - Vazhapadi (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Salem (district HQ)60 km by road - Belur (nearest town)35 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 Aranuthumalai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Aranuthumalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pallikkadu - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Puludikkuttai - ○Degree college10+ km · Chinnakavundapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vazhapadi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 10 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 Aranuthumalai known for? The main crops are **bulrush, ragi and samai**. About 55% of the 347 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Aranuthumalai Of every 100 households in Aranuthumalai in 2011, 81 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Aranuthumalai · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **88% Toilet within the home ****0%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **79% Tap water ****0%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **64% Use banking services ****59%** **31% Television ****98%** **79% Mobile phone ****62%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****0%** **10% Own their home ****100%** **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 Aranuthumalai? ■ Aranuthumalai · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978** **932 Working population ****65.4%** **53.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 56.4% for women. 63% of men and 69% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 419 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (17%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (4%) 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 Vazhapadi - Vilaripalayam1,151 people - Komarapalayam1,052 people - Veppilaipatti pudur961 people - Palappadi869 people - Pungamaduvu748 people - Mettur717 people - Vettaikkaranur710 people - Periakuttimaduvu672 people [All 66 villages in Vazhapadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Aranuthumalai?636122 - How far is Aranuthumalai from Salem?60 km by road - What is the population of Aranuthumalai?818 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aranuthumalai in?Salem district (Vazhapadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Aranuthumalai?66.5% (Census 2011)