# Tappur Village, Arakonam, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/tappur/ Village · Arakonam, Vellore # Tappur Tappur is a village in Arakonam sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632505**. The 2011 Census counted **2,601 people in 562 households**, the 57th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 2,601people (2011) - 562households - 73.6%literacy - 632505PIN code ## Tappur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tappur is 632505.** Tappur falls in Arakonam sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632505 - Gram panchayatThappur - Community development blockKaveripakkam - Census village code630589 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tappur from nearby towns? - Arakonam (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)60 km by road - Sholingur (nearest town)15 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 Tappur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Tappur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banavaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Itchipudur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Paranji - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Tappur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and bajra**. About 16% of the 554 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Tappur Of every 100 households in Tappur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tappur · ■ Arakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****2%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **64% Use banking services ****21%** **32% Television ****94%** **90% Mobile phone ****34%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **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 Tappur? ■ Tappur · ■ Arakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822** **961 Working population ****59.2%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 62.0% for women. 64% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 223 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 595 (39%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (3%) · **■** Marginal 648 (42%) 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 - Paravathur2,687 people - Kizveedhi2,651 people - Seyyur2,643 people - Parameswaramangalam2,612 people - Sirukarumbur2,514 people - Mahendravadi2,503 people - Melkalathur2,487 people - Kilpakkam2,448 people [All 138 villages in Arakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tappur?632505 - How far is Tappur from Vellore?60 km by road - What is the population of Tappur?2,601 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tappur in?Vellore district (Arakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Tappur?73.6% (Census 2011)