# Arasankulam Village, Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/arasankulam/ Village · Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli # Arasankulam Arasankulam is a village in Ambasamudram sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627603**. The 2011 Census counted **467 people in 127 households**, the 51st largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 467people (2011) - 127households - 71.7%literacy - 627603PIN code ## Arasankulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arasankulam is 627603.** Arasankulam falls in Ambasamudram sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627603 - Gram panchayatVadakku Ariyanayakipuram - Community development blockPappakudi - Census village code642946 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arasankulam from nearby towns? - Ambasamudram (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)21 km by road - Mukkudal (nearest town)4 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 Arasankulam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Arasankulam; 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mukkudal - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambasamudram - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Mukkudal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 16 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 Arasankulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and cotton**. Products made here include beedi. About 2% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Arasankulam Of every 100 households in Arasankulam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Arasankulam · ■ Ambasamudram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****33%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **50% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **63% Use banking services ****50%** **59% Television ****95%** **82% Mobile phone ****39%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **7% Own their home ****80%** **84% 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 Arasankulam? ■ Arasankulam · ■ Ambasamudram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1104** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875** **965 Working population ****59.7%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 62.4% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (12%) · **■** Household industry 116 (42%) · **■** Other work 117 (42%) · **■** Marginal 7 (3%) 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 Ambasamudram - Pungadaiyankulam776 people - Sengulam721 people - Terku Ariyanayakipuram664 people - Manapaaranallur477 people - Tentiruppavanam337 people - Ekambarapuram290 people - Panajadi220 people - Iluppaikurichi193 people [All 64 villages in Ambasamudram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arasankulam?627603 - How far is Arasankulam from Tirunelveli?21 km by road - What is the population of Arasankulam?467 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arasankulam in?Tirunelveli district (Ambasamudram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arasankulam?71.7% (Census 2011)