# Arcadu Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/arcadu/ Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram # Arcadu Arcadu is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605755**. The 2011 Census counted **5,360 people in 1,172 households**, the 7th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 5,360people (2011) - 1,172households - 71.9%literacy - 605755PIN code ## Arcadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arcadu is 605755.** Arcadu falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605755 - Gram panchayatArcadu - Community development blockMugaiyur - Census village code633165 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arcadu from nearby towns? - Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)24 km by road - Arakandanallur (nearest town)18 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 Arcadu? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Arcadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mugaiyur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Arcadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, bajra and sugarcane**. Products made here include clay pots and wood products. About 62% of the 824 hectares of village land is sown, and 471 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 Arcadu Of every 100 households in Arcadu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Arcadu · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **91% Toilet within the home ****10%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **88% Tap water ****94%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **76% Use banking services ****28%** **33% Television ****52%** **84% Mobile phone ****65%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **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 Arcadu? ■ Arcadu · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012** **933 Working population ****50.1%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.1% for men and 62.5% for women. 58% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 302 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (4%) · **■** Household industry 51 (2%) · **■** Other work 360 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1,874 (70%) 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 Tirukkoyilur - Sithalingamadam6,801 people - Kandachipuram6,659 people - Sennakunam5,993 people - Vengur5,403 people - Manampoondi5,349 people - Oddampattu4,903 people - Mugaiyur4,772 people - Arungurukkai4,703 people [All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arcadu?605755 - How far is Arcadu from Viluppuram?24 km by road - What is the population of Arcadu?5,360 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arcadu in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arcadu?71.9% (Census 2011)