# Arasur Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/arasur/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Arasur Arasur is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604408**. The 2011 Census counted **2,330 people in 529 households**, the 25th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 2,330people (2011) - 529households - 67.7%literacy - 604408PIN code ## Arasur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arasur is 604408.** Arasur falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604408 - Gram panchayatArasur - Community development blockVandavasi - Census village code631499 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arasur from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)75 km by road - Vandavasi (nearest town)8 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 Arasur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Arasur; 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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vandavasi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vandavasi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Ponnur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 Arasur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 48% of the 770 hectares of village land is sown, and 215 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 Arasur Of every 100 households in Arasur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Arasur · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****2%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **86% Tap water ****75%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **81% Use banking services ****21%** **44% Television ****91%** **88% Mobile phone ****53%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****93%** **96% 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 Arasur? ■ Arasur · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179** **974 Working population ****59.7%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.4% for men and 57.7% for women. 62% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 325 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 775 (56%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 170 (12%) · **■** Marginal 121 (9%) 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 Vandavasi - Kovalaivedu2,477 people - Nerkunam2,425 people - Vallan2,401 people - Kottai2,343 people - Kovalai2,320 people - Kodiyalam2,301 people - Ulundai2,276 people - Malaiyur2,222 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arasur?604408 - How far is Arasur from Tiruvannamalai?75 km by road - What is the population of Arasur?2,330 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arasur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arasur?67.7% (Census 2011)