# Ariyalur Village, Viluppuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) (2) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/viluppuram/ariyalur-633009/ Village · Viluppuram, Viluppuram # Ariyalur Ariyalur is a village in Viluppuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605401**. The 2011 Census counted **1,344 people in 306 households**, the 168th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%. - 1,344people (2011) - 306households - 68.3%literacy - 605401PIN code ## Ariyalur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ariyalur is 605401.** Ariyalur falls in Viluppuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605401 - Gram panchayatAriyalur - Community development blockKoliyanur - Census village code633009 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ariyalur from nearby towns? - Viluppuram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)6 km by road - Viluppuram (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 Ariyalur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Ariyalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kandamanadi - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kandamanadi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Viluppuram - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Salamedu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Ariyalur known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and casuarina**. About 79% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Ariyalur Of every 100 households in Ariyalur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ariyalur · ■ Viluppuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****15%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **82% Tap water ****99%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%** **72% Use banking services ****23%** **44% Television ****88%** **88% Mobile phone ****72%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****31%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****94%** **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 Ariyalur? ■ Ariyalur · ■ Viluppuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%** **74.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951** **937 Working population ****45.7%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.6% for men and 57.7% for women. 57% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 56 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (27%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Other work 220 (36%) · **■** Marginal 157 (26%) 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 Viluppuram - Valappattu1,380 people - Nerkunam1,367 people - Athiyur1,361 people - Porur1,351 people - Palichcheri1,339 people - Kulathur1,318 people - Vengamur1,315 people - Kavanippakkam1,314 people [All 234 villages in Viluppuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/viluppuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ariyalur?605401 - How far is Ariyalur from Viluppuram?6 km by road - What is the population of Ariyalur?1,344 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ariyalur in?Viluppuram district (Viluppuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ariyalur?68.3% (Census 2011)