# Arugavur Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/arugavur/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Arugavur Arugavur is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,634 people in 410 households**, the 90th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 1,634people (2011) - 410households - 70.8%literacy - 604203PIN code ## Arugavur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arugavur is 604203.** Arugavur falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604203 - Gram panchayatArugavur - Community development blockVallam - Census village code632393 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arugavur from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)55 km by road - Gingee (nearest town)20 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 Arugavur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Arugavur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Melchittamur - ○Degree college10+ km · Tindivanam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nattarmangalam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 12 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 Arugavur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 54% of the 598 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Arugavur Of every 100 households in Arugavur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Arugavur · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **86% Tap water ****98%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **82% Use banking services ****35%** **45% Television ****95%** **85% Mobile phone ****55%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **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 Arugavur? ■ Arugavur · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040** **931 Working population ****48.7%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 61.6% for women. 59% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 193 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 300 (38%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (8%) · **■** Marginal 234 (29%) 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 Gingee - Pullipattu1,650 people - Kodukankuppam1,649 people - Jambodi1,646 people - Puduppattu1,636 people - Pothuvoy1,626 people - Vadapalai1,607 people - Melathipakkam1,597 people - Kammandur1,579 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arugavur?604203 - How far is Arugavur from Viluppuram?55 km by road - What is the population of Arugavur?1,634 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arugavur in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arugavur?70.8% (Census 2011)