# Arakkambakkam Village, Ambattur, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ambattur/arakkambakkam/ Village · Ambattur, Thiruvallur # Arakkambakkam Arakkambakkam is a village in Ambattur sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600055**. The 2011 Census counted **1,402 people in 374 households**, the 9th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%. - 1,402people (2011) - 374households - 80.0%literacy - 600055PIN code ## Arakkambakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arakkambakkam is 600055.** Arakkambakkam falls in Ambattur sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600055 - Gram panchayatArakkambakkam - Community development blockVillivakkam - Census village code629162 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arakkambakkam from nearby towns? - Ambattur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)26 km by road - Avadi (nearest town)11 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 Arakkambakkam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Arakkambakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pandeswaram - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Morai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Avadi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Arakkambakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. Products made here include bricks. About 52% of the 182 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Arakkambakkam Of every 100 households in Arakkambakkam in 2011, 99 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Arakkambakkam · ■ Ambattur rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **96% Toilet within the home ****13%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **58% Tap water ****100%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%** **56% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%** **28% Use banking services ****26%** **32% Television ****86%** **87% Mobile phone ****64%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****39%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****8%** **4% Own their home ****81%** **86% 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 Arakkambakkam? ■ Arakkambakkam · ■ Ambattur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%** **81.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****756** **950 Working population ****44.5%** **40.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.6% for men and 72.6% for women. 59% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 206 (33%) · **■** Marginal 411 (66%) 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 Ambattur - Alathur3,636 people - Pothur2,739 people - Kilakondaiyur2,525 people - Pandeswaram2,310 people - Kadavur800 people - Melpakkam518 people - Vellacheri399 people [All 12 villages in Ambattur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ambattur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arakkambakkam?600055 - How far is Arakkambakkam from Thiruvallur?26 km by road - What is the population of Arakkambakkam?1,402 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arakkambakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Ambattur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arakkambakkam?80.0% (Census 2011)