# Arattavadi Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/arattavadi/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Arattavadi Arattavadi is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606709**. The 2011 Census counted **2,302 people in 551 households**, the 40th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 2,302people (2011) - 551households - 61.3%literacy - 606709PIN code ## Arattavadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arattavadi is 606709.** Arattavadi falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606709 - Gram panchayatArathavadi - Community development blockChengam - Census village code631934 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arattavadi from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)35 km by road - Chengam (nearest town)10 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 Arattavadi? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Arattavadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Chengam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chengam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chengam - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ 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)16 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 Arattavadi known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and ragi**. About 35% of the 819 hectares of village land is sown, and 235 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 Arattavadi Of every 100 households in Arattavadi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Arattavadi · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **89% Toilet within the home ****20%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **90% Tap water ****86%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **85% Use banking services ****31%** **29% Television ****84%** **80% Mobile phone ****67%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **9% Own their home ****92%** **97% 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 Arattavadi? ■ Arattavadi · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **885 Working population ****61.9%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.8% for men and 55.7% for women. 65% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 487 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 673 (47%) · **■** Other work 221 (16%) · **■** Marginal 44 (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 Chengam - Andipatti2,433 people - Thazhaiyuthu2,420 people - Periakolapadi2,355 people - Melpadur2,319 people - Perieri2,279 people - Kattamaduvu2,270 people - Melnachipattu2,248 people - Elangunni2,201 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arattavadi?606709 - How far is Arattavadi from Tiruvannamalai?35 km by road - What is the population of Arattavadi?2,302 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arattavadi in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arattavadi?61.3% (Census 2011)