# Arcot, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Vellore, Tamil Nadu 

# Arcot

Arcot is a sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **250,517 people**, 5 towns and 98 villages (95 inhabited). The largest village is Punganur (5,497 people).

- 250,517people (2011)
- 98villages
- 5towns
- 78.9%literacy

## Population of Arcot compared with Vellore

■ Arcot · ■ Vellore district

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**944

Working population ****45.7%**

**42.9%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Arcot

Of every 100 households in Arcot in 2011, 94 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Arcot · ■ Vellore district

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**56%

Tap water ****93%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**50%

Use banking services ****37%**

**42%

Television ****88%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**5%

Own their home ****86%**

**82%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Arcot

- Arcot55,955 people
- Timiri16,246 people
- Kalavai9,773 people
- Vilapakkam8,174 people
- Tajpura8,075 people

## Largest villages in Arcot

- Punganur · 5,497 people
- Sathur · 5,032 people
- Varagur · 4,680 people
- Valaiyathur · 4,430 people
- Valappandal · 4,368 people
- Muppaduvetti · 4,162 people
- Kaniyanur · 4,001 people
- Mangadu · 3,659 people
- Kavanur · 3,656 people
- Sennasamudram · 3,581 people
- Pennagar · 3,319 people
- Chakkaramallur · 3,104 people
- Esayanur · 3,012 people
- Paradarami · 2,960 people
- Puduppadi · 2,935 people
- Arumpakkam · 2,895 people

[All 98 villages in Arcot →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arcot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Arcot?98 (95 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Arcot in?Vellore district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Arcot?250,517 (Census 2011)