# Arayalam Village, Arani, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/arani/arayalam/ Village · Arani, Tiruvannamalai # Arayalam Arayalam is a village in Arani sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632316**. The 2011 Census counted **2,727 people in 667 households**, the 34th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%. - 2,727people (2011) - 667households - 70.1%literacy - 632316PIN code ## Arayalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arayalam is 632316.** Arayalam falls in Arani sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632316 - Gram panchayatAraiyalam - Community development blockWest Arani - Census village code631203 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arayalam from nearby towns? - Arani (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)75 km by road - Arani (nearest town)7 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 Arayalam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Arayalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Arani - ○Degree college10+ km · Irumbedu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arani - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Arayalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include cloth. About 51% of the 689 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 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 Arayalam Of every 100 households in Arayalam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Arayalam · ■ Arani rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **93% Toilet within the home ****16%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **81% Tap water ****92%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%** **34% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%** **63% Use banking services ****32%** **36% Television ****87%** **89% Mobile phone ****50%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Arayalam? ■ Arayalam · ■ Arani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%** **76.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1114** **942 Working population ****49.1%** **49.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 61.0% for women. 62% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 133 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 828 (62%) · **■** Household industry 73 (5%) · **■** Other work 284 (21%) · **■** Marginal 22 (2%) 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 Arani - Kalpoondi3,337 people - Vinnamangalam2,931 people - Thellur2,868 people - Sathiyavijayanagaram2,756 people - Meyyur2,702 people - Poosimalaikuppam2,486 people - Adaiyapulam2,385 people - Nachapuram2,315 people [All 48 villages in Arani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/arani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arayalam?632316 - How far is Arayalam from Tiruvannamalai?75 km by road - What is the population of Arayalam?2,727 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arayalam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Arani sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arayalam?70.1% (Census 2011)