# Ganapathipuram Village, Arakonam, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/ganapathipuram/ Village · Arakonam, Vellore # Ganapathipuram Ganapathipuram is a village in Arakonam sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631051**. The 2011 Census counted **2,837 people in 678 households**, the 48th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 2,837people (2011) - 678households - 69.4%literacy - 631051PIN code ## Ganapathipuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ganapathipuram is 631051.** Ganapathipuram falls in Arakonam sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code631051 - Gram panchayatGanapathipuram - Community development blockNemili - Census village code630651 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ganapathipuram from nearby towns? - Arakonam (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)81 km by road - Thakkolam (nearest town)5 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 Ganapathipuram? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Ganapathipuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 · Pinnavaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Itchipudur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Uveri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Ganapathipuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 59% of the 581 hectares of village land is sown, and 342 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 Ganapathipuram Of every 100 households in Ganapathipuram in 2011, 95 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ganapathipuram · ■ Arakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****17%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **83% Tap water ****77%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **64% Use banking services ****75%** **32% Television ****92%** **90% Mobile phone ****72%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Ganapathipuram? ■ Ganapathipuram · ■ Arakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **961 Working population ****50.8%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.8% for men and 59.0% for women. 62% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 126 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 267 (19%) · **■** Household industry 32 (2%) · **■** Other work 265 (18%) · **■** Marginal 750 (52%) 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 Arakonam - Peruvalayam2,899 people - Pazayapalayam2,894 people - Siruvalayam2,880 people - Meleri2,844 people - Parithiputhur2,810 people - Vedal2,781 people - Soorai2,763 people - Perumalrajapet2,725 people [All 138 villages in Arakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ganapathipuram?631051 - How far is Ganapathipuram from Vellore?81 km by road - What is the population of Ganapathipuram?2,837 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ganapathipuram in?Vellore district (Arakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ganapathipuram?69.4% (Census 2011)