# Arur Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/arur/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Arur Arur is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606402**. The 2011 Census counted **1,555 people in 392 households**, the 97th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,555people (2011) - 392households - 63.5%literacy - 606402PIN code ## Arur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arur is 606402.** Arur falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606402 - Gram panchayatArur - Community development blockSankarapuram - Census village code633330 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arur from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)110 km by road - Sankarapuram (nearest town)6 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 Arur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Arur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Devapandalam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Viriyur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sankarapuram - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 20 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 Arur known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 64% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Arur Of every 100 households in Arur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Arur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****12%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **87% Tap water ****95%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **77% Use banking services ****47%** **49% Television ****79%** **76% Mobile phone ****75%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **10% Own their home ****96%** **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 Arur? ■ Arur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855** **939 Working population ****44.9%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.8% for men and 53.1% for women. 56% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 55 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (23%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 80 (11%) · **■** Marginal 388 (56%) 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 - Arkkavadi1,620 people - Chithal1,599 people - Vengalam1,581 people - Karuvelampadi1,561 people - Serapattu1,548 people - Periyapagandai1,547 people - Yal1,546 people - Chinnakolliyur1,522 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arur?606402 - How far is Arur from Viluppuram?110 km by road - What is the population of Arur?1,555 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arur in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arur?63.5% (Census 2011)