# Arasoor I Village, Sathankulam, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/sathankulam/arasoor-i/ Village · Sathankulam, Thoothukkudi # Arasoor I Arasoor I is a village in Sathankulam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628653**. The 2011 Census counted **5,600 people in 1,519 households**, the 5th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.9%. - 5,600people (2011) - 1,519households - 86.0%literacy - 628653PIN code ## Arasoor I PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arasoor I is 628653.** Arasoor I falls in Sathankulam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628653 - Gram panchayatArasoor - Community development blockSathankulam - Census village code642617 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arasoor I from nearby towns? - Sathankulam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)55 km by road - Tisayanvilai (nearest town)2 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 Arasoor I? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Arasoor I; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 6 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thisayanvilai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kommadikottai - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Thisayanvilai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Arasoor I known for? The main crops are **coconut, drum stick and banana**. About 32% of the 1,301 hectares of village land is sown, and 283 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 Arasoor I Of every 100 households in Arasoor I in 2011, 93 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Arasoor I · ■ Sathankulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **92% Toilet within the home ****45%** **45% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **54% Tap water ****84%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **71% Use banking services ****42%** **56% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****56%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****93%** **88% 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 Arasoor I? ■ Arasoor I · ■ Sathankulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%** **88.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091** **1078 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **959 Working population ****40.9%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.6% for men and 82.8% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 162 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 399 (17%) · **■** Household industry 133 (6%) · **■** Other work 1,021 (45%) · **■** Marginal 574 (25%) 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 Sathankulam - Padukkapathu7,425 people - Pudukulam6,674 people - Karungadal6,077 people - Palangulam5,616 people - Mudalur5,417 people - Naduvakkurichi4,920 people - Srivenkateshwarapuram4,454 people - Sasthavinallur4,321 people [All 25 villages in Sathankulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/sathankulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arasoor I?628653 - How far is Arasoor I from Thoothukkudi?55 km by road - What is the population of Arasoor I?5,600 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arasoor I in?Thoothukkudi district (Sathankulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arasoor I?86.0% (Census 2011)