# Ariyapadi Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/ariyapadi/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Ariyapadi Ariyapadi is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604503**. The 2011 Census counted **1,049 people in 269 households**, the 119th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,049people (2011) - 269households - 64.4%literacy - 604503PIN code ## Ariyapadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ariyapadi is 604503.** Ariyapadi falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604503 - Gram panchayatAriyapadi - Community development blockPeranamallur - Census village code631477 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ariyapadi from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)60 km by road - Peranamallur (nearest town)2 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 Ariyapadi? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Ariyapadi; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Peranamallur - ○Degree college10+ km · Vandavasi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Peranamallur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Ariyapadi known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 28% of the 376 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Ariyapadi Of every 100 households in Ariyapadi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ariyapadi · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **93% Toilet within the home ****4%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **86% Tap water ****93%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **81% Use banking services ****89%** **44% Television ****85%** **88% Mobile phone ****72%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **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 Ariyapadi? ■ Ariyapadi · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844** **974 Working population ****61.4%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.2% for men and 51.5% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 51 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 268 (42%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 59 (9%) · **■** Marginal 265 (41%) 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 - Endal1,064 people - Pennattagaram1,063 people - Navalpakkam1,057 people - Padur1,055 people - Arunthodu1,045 people - Melpathi1,043 people - Isakolathur1,040 people - Karam1,038 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ariyapadi?604503 - How far is Ariyapadi from Tiruvannamalai?60 km by road - What is the population of Ariyapadi?1,049 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ariyapadi in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ariyapadi?64.4% (Census 2011)