# Arasakulam Village, Kariapatti, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/kariapatti/arasakulam/ Village · Kariapatti, Virudhunagar # Arasakulam Arasakulam is a village in Kariapatti sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626106**. The 2011 Census counted **2,336 people in 580 households**, the 6th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 2,336people (2011) - 580households - 75.5%literacy - 626106PIN code ## Arasakulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arasakulam is 626106.** Arasakulam falls in Kariapatti sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626106 - Gram panchayatArasakulam, Aviyoor, Kambikudi - Community development blockKariapatti - Census village code641376 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arasakulam from nearby towns? - Kariapatti (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)38 km by road - Kariapatti (nearest town)14 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 Arasakulam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Arasakulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Aviyoor - ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalkurichi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Arasakulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, onion and cotton**. About 27% of the 730 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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 Arasakulam Of every 100 households in Arasakulam in 2011, 84 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Arasakulam · ■ Kariapatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **88% Toilet within the home ****3%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **89% Tap water ****92%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **77% Use banking services ****38%** **33% Television ****90%** **86% Mobile phone ****60%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****95%** **92% 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 Arasakulam? ■ Arasakulam · ■ Kariapatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983** **970 Working population ****55.7%** **53.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 62.4% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 774 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 222 (17%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 291 (22%) · **■** Marginal 8 (1%) 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 Kariapatti - Alagianallur4,252 people - Kalkurichi4,092 people - Kambikudi3,640 people - D.Kadambankulam3,588 people - Varalotti2,297 people - Nandikundu2,279 people - Melakallankulam2,168 people - Vadakkupuliampatti2,051 people [All 101 villages in Kariapatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/kariapatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arasakulam?626106 - How far is Arasakulam from Virudhunagar?38 km by road - What is the population of Arasakulam?2,336 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arasakulam in?Virudhunagar district (Kariapatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Arasakulam?75.5% (Census 2011)