# Aravankadu Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram 

# Aravankadu

Aravankadu is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606207**. The 2011 Census counted **492 people in 124 households**, the 167th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 492people (2011)
- 124households
- 42.5%literacy
- 606207PIN code

## Aravankadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Aravankadu is 606207.** Aravankadu falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606207
- Gram panchayatManiyarpalayam
- Community development blockKalrayan Hills
- Census village code633301

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Aravankadu from nearby towns?

- Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)83 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)150 km by road
- Vadakkanandal (nearest town)50 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 Aravankadu?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Aravankadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Maniyarpalayam
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vellimalai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vadakanandal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Aravankadu known for?

The main crops are **tapioca, paddy and ragi**. About 46% of the 428 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Aravankadu

Of every 100 households in Aravankadu in 2011, 64 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Aravankadu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**87%

Tap water ****100%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**77%

Use banking services ****2%**

**49%

Television ****89%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Aravankadu?

■ Aravankadu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.5%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****696**

**939

Working population ****39.8%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.7% for men and 36.9% for women. 56% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 54 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (12%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 116 (59%)

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 Sankarapuram

- Ezhuthur611 people
- Melathukkuli530 people
- Perumanatham522 people
- Sittanthangal497 people
- Kalliparai463 people
- Sirukkalur422 people
- Chitherippattu419 people
- Keelnilavur377 people

[All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Aravankadu?606207
- How far is Aravankadu from Viluppuram?150 km by road
- What is the population of Aravankadu?492 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aravankadu in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Aravankadu?42.5% (Census 2011)