# Ariyakkudi Village, Karaikkudi, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/karaikkudi/ariyakkudi/ Village · Karaikkudi, Sivaganga # Ariyakkudi Ariyakkudi is a village in Karaikkudi sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630202**. The 2011 Census counted **5,538 people in 1,376 households**, the 3rd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 5,538people (2011) - 1,376households - 84.7%literacy - 630202PIN code ## Ariyakkudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ariyakkudi is 630202.** Ariyakkudi falls in Karaikkudi sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code630202 - Gram panchayatAriyakkudi - Community development blockSakkottai - Census village code640089 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ariyakkudi from nearby towns? - Karaikkudi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)48 km by road - Karaikkudi (nearest town)3 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 Ariyakkudi? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Ariyakkudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Karaikkudi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Karaikudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 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 Ariyakkudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and coconut**. Products made here include brass lamps. About 8% of the 830 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Ariyakkudi Of every 100 households in Ariyakkudi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Ariyakkudi · ■ Karaikkudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **88% Toilet within the home ****68%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **64% Tap water ****41%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** **65% Use banking services ****72%** **56% Television ****90%** **89% Mobile phone ****79%** **68% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****43%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****78%** **89% 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 Ariyakkudi? ■ Ariyakkudi · ■ Karaikkudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%** **77.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871** **956 Working population ****43.2%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.2% for men and 79.2% for women. 59% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 328 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 167 (7%) · **■** Household industry 42 (2%) · **■** Other work 991 (41%) · **■** Marginal 866 (36%) 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 Karaikkudi - Kallal7,100 people - Pananvayal Pannampatti6,754 people - Illuppaikkudi5,327 people - Kovilur4,287 people - Aranmanaipatti4,094 people - Aranmanaisiruvayal3,735 people [All 63 villages in Karaikkudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/karaikkudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ariyakkudi?630202 - How far is Ariyakkudi from Sivaganga?48 km by road - What is the population of Ariyakkudi?5,538 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ariyakkudi in?Sivaganga district (Karaikkudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ariyakkudi?84.7% (Census 2011)