# Aruthangudi Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram 

# Aruthangudi

Aruthangudi is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605759**. The 2011 Census counted **2,127 people in 445 households**, the 82nd largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%.

- 2,127people (2011)
- 445households
- 62.9%literacy
- 605759PIN code

## Aruthangudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Aruthangudi is 605759.** Aruthangudi falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code605759
- Gram panchayatAruthangudi
- Community development blockThirukkoyilur
- Census village code633148

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

## How far is Aruthangudi from nearby towns?

- Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)55 km by road
- Manalurpet (nearest town)8 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 Aruthangudi?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Aruthangudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirupalapanthal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mannalurpettai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Aruthangudi known for?

The main crops are **bajra and sugarcane**. About 55% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Aruthangudi

Of every 100 households in Aruthangudi in 2011, 86 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Aruthangudi · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**88%

Tap water ****39%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**76%

Use banking services ****29%**

**33%

Television ****97%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**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 Aruthangudi?

■ Aruthangudi · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**67.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**933

Working population ****55.5%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 53.4% for women. 54% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 184 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 542 (46%) · **■** Household industry 82 (7%) · **■** Other work 54 (5%) · **■** Marginal 318 (27%)

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

- Komalur2,166 people
- Melvalai2,165 people
- Nedungampattu2,156 people
- Vadamalaiyanur2,150 people
- Melathayanur2,092 people
- Chinnasevlai2,080 people
- Sathiyakandanur2,001 people
- Mazhavarayanur1,986 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Aruthangudi?605759
- How far is Aruthangudi from Viluppuram?55 km by road
- What is the population of Aruthangudi?2,127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aruthangudi in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Aruthangudi?62.9% (Census 2011)