# Arcadu Village, Thiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/thiruvaiyaru/arcadu/ Village · Thiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur # Arcadu Arcadu is a village in Thiruvaiyaru sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **613104**. The 2011 Census counted **777 people in 201 households**, the 65th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 777people (2011) - 201households - 91.2%literacy - 613104PIN code ## Arcadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arcadu is 613104.** Arcadu falls in Thiruvaiyaru sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code613104 - Gram panchayatArcadu - Community development blockBudalur - Census village code638749 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arcadu from nearby towns? - Thiruvaiyaru (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)24 km by road - Thirukkattupalli (nearest town)5 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 Arcadu? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Arcadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thirukkattupalli - ○Degree college10+ km · Vallam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Thirukkattupalli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 12 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 Arcadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sesame seeds**. About 86% of the 273 hectares of village land is sown, and 234 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 Arcadu Of every 100 households in Arcadu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Arcadu · ■ Thiruvaiyaru rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****16%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **70% Tap water ****84%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%** **72% Use banking services ****17%** **40% Television ****87%** **90% Mobile phone ****79%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****37%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **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 Arcadu? ■ Arcadu · ■ Thiruvaiyaru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.2%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884** **939 Working population ****31.7%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.1% for men and 87.3% for women. 56% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 41 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (51%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 59 (24%) · **■** Marginal 13 (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 Thiruvaiyaru - Budarayanallur1,043 people - Kalumangalam1,038 people - Sathanur961 people - Vinnamangalam937 people - Onbathuveli738 people - Semmangudi735 people - Vadugakudi696 people - Swayambachanallur666 people [All 77 villages in Thiruvaiyaru](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/thiruvaiyaru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arcadu?613104 - How far is Arcadu from Thanjavur?24 km by road - What is the population of Arcadu?777 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arcadu in?Thanjavur district (Thiruvaiyaru sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arcadu?91.2% (Census 2011)