# Arunthodu Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/arunthodu/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Arunthodu Arunthodu is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604501**. The 2011 Census counted **1,045 people in 287 households**, the 120th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,045people (2011) - 287households - 79.6%literacy - 604501PIN code ## Arunthodu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arunthodu is 604501.** Arunthodu falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604501 - Gram panchayatArunthodu - Community development blockThellar - Census village code631622 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arunthodu from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)55 km by road - Desur (nearest town)4 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 Arunthodu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Arunthodu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 schoolunder 5 km · Desur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thellar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Agarakarakottai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 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 Arunthodu known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 48% of the 284 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Arunthodu Of every 100 households in Arunthodu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Arunthodu · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **93% Toilet within the home ****3%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **86% Tap water ****55%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **81% Use banking services ****36%** **44% Television ****85%** **88% Mobile phone ****61%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **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 Arunthodu? ■ Arunthodu · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833** **974 Working population ****54.7%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 70.5% for women. 64% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 330 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (28%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 70 (12%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%) 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 - Pennattagaram1,063 people - Navalpakkam1,057 people - Padur1,055 people - Ariyapadi1,049 people - Melpathi1,043 people - Isakolathur1,040 people - Karam1,038 people - Reddikuppam1,036 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arunthodu?604501 - How far is Arunthodu from Tiruvannamalai?55 km by road - What is the population of Arunthodu?1,045 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arunthodu in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arunthodu?79.6% (Census 2011)