# Arikkaranvalasu Village, Dharapuram, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/arikkaranvalasu/ Village · Dharapuram, Tiruppur # Arikkaranvalasu Arikkaranvalasu is a village in Dharapuram sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **639201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,034 people in 662 households**, the 36th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 2,034people (2011) - 662households - 64.6%literacy - 639201PIN code ## Arikkaranvalasu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arikkaranvalasu is 639201.** Arikkaranvalasu falls in Dharapuram sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code639201 - Gram panchayatVelampoondi - Community development blockMulanur - Census village code644651 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arikkaranvalasu from nearby towns? - Dharapuram (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)95 km by road - Aravakurichi (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 Arikkaranvalasu? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Arikkaranvalasu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kannivadi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chinnadharapuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Senathypathypalayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Arikkaranvalasu known for? The main crops are **ground nut, drum stick and paddy**. About 34% of the 1,689 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 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 Arikkaranvalasu Of every 100 households in Arikkaranvalasu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Arikkaranvalasu · ■ Dharapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **89% Toilet within the home ****35%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **68% Tap water ****88%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **49% Use banking services ****57%** **56% Television ****90%** **87% Mobile phone ****54%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****49%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **4% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****86%** **91% 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 Arikkaranvalasu? ■ Arikkaranvalasu · ■ Dharapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1145** **930 Working population ****61.9%** **63.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.3% for men and 53.6% for women. 71% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 351 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 661 (53%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 171 (14%) · **■** Marginal 74 (6%) 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 Dharapuram - Varappalayam2,481 people - Periyakumarapalayam2,177 people - Sirukinar2,119 people - Madathupalayam2,049 people - Nallampalayam1,932 people - Bommanallur1,867 people - Erasinampalayam1,849 people - Bellampatti1,828 people [All 62 villages in Dharapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arikkaranvalasu?639201 - How far is Arikkaranvalasu from Tiruppur?95 km by road - What is the population of Arikkaranvalasu?2,034 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arikkaranvalasu in?Tiruppur district (Dharapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arikkaranvalasu?64.6% (Census 2011)