# Arumalai Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram 

# Arumalai

Arumalai is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605752**. The 2011 Census counted **572 people in 131 households**, the 164th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%.

- 572people (2011)
- 131households
- 73.7%literacy
- 605752PIN code

## Arumalai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arumalai is 605752.** Arumalai falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code605752
- Gram panchayatArumalai
- Community development blockMugaiyur
- Census village code633114

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

## How far is Arumalai from nearby towns?

- Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)42 km by road
- Arakandanallur (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 Arumalai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Arumalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · V Puthur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirukkoyilur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arakandanallur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Arumalai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and betel**. About 39% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Arumalai

Of every 100 households in Arumalai in 2011, 93 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arumalai · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**88%

Tap water ****96%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**76%

Use banking services ****16%**

**33%

Television ****80%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**7%

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 Arumalai?

■ Arumalai · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**67.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**933

Working population ****47.7%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 61.1% for women. 64% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 78 (29%) · **■** Marginal 131 (48%)

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

- Irumbalakkurichi720 people
- Paradapattu650 people
- Vinmar632 people
- Agastyarmoolai574 people
- Kachikkuvachan445 people
- Arasankuppam290 people
- Deviyandal259 people
- Kingilivadai249 people

[All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arumalai?605752
- How far is Arumalai from Viluppuram?42 km by road
- What is the population of Arumalai?572 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arumalai in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Arumalai?73.7% (Census 2011)