# Ariyathur Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/ariyathur/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Ariyathur Ariyathur is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604405**. The 2011 Census counted **1,195 people in 274 households**, the 96th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,195people (2011) - 274households - 75.5%literacy - 604405PIN code ## Ariyathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ariyathur is 604405.** Ariyathur falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604405 - Gram panchayatAriyathur - Community development blockVandavasi - Census village code631453 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ariyathur from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)85 km by road - Vandavasi (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 Ariyathur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Ariyathur; 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 - ●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 · Irumbedu - ○Degree college10+ km · Thennangur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vandavasi - ○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 ### 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 Ariyathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 30% of the 309 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Ariyathur Of every 100 households in Ariyathur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ariyathur · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **93% Toilet within the home ****4%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **86% Tap water ****98%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **81% Use banking services ****61%** **44% Television ****91%** **88% Mobile phone ****34%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **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 Ariyathur? ■ Ariyathur · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****753** **974 Working population ****53.2%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 64.5% for women. 65% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 144 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (15%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 114 (18%) · **■** Marginal 281 (44%) 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 - Goonambadi1,201 people - Kodungalur1,201 people - Melacheri1,201 people - Senal1,197 people - Mambattu1,192 people - Embalam1,187 people - Mahamai Thirumani1,177 people - Sedarakuppam1,177 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ariyathur?604405 - How far is Ariyathur from Tiruvannamalai?85 km by road - What is the population of Ariyathur?1,195 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ariyathur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ariyathur?75.5% (Census 2011)