# Arambakkam Village, Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/arambakkam/ Village · Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur # Arambakkam Arambakkam is a village in Gummidipoondi sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601207**. The 2011 Census counted **11,363 people in 2,798 households**, the 1st largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 11,363people (2011) - 2,798households - 65.9%literacy - 601207PIN code ## Arambakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arambakkam is 601207.** Arambakkam falls in Gummidipoondi sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601207 - Gram panchayatThokkamur, Poovalai, Arambakkam - Community development blockGummidipoondi - Census village code628550 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arambakkam from nearby towns? - Gummidipoondi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)65 km by road - Gummidipoondi (nearest town)15 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 Arambakkam? 31 services counted by the Census are inside Arambakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 10 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 3 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 3 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kilmudalambedu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gummidipoondi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Arambakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, mango and ground nut**. About 50% of the 1,767 hectares of village land is sown, and 484 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 Arambakkam Of every 100 households in Arambakkam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Arambakkam · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **95% Toilet within the home ****20%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **76% Tap water ****99%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **60% Use banking services ****25%** **38% Television ****89%** **86% Mobile phone ****61%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****90%** **90% 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 Arambakkam? ■ Arambakkam · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%** **69.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017** **965 Working population ****42.4%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.0% for men and 59.0% for women. 61% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 162 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,410 (29%) · **■** Household industry 46 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,807 (58%) · **■** Marginal 395 (8%) 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 Gummidipoondi - Kilmudalambedu8,648 people - Theruali6,216 people - Pudugummidipundi5,491 people - Elavur5,390 people [All 80 villages in Gummidipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arambakkam?601207 - How far is Arambakkam from Thiruvallur?65 km by road - What is the population of Arambakkam?11,363 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arambakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Gummidipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arambakkam?65.9% (Census 2011)