Arambakkam
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| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tiruvallur |
| Taluk | Gummidipoondi taluk |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 11,363 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| 2011 census code | 628550 |
Arambakkam is a village in the Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the Gummidipoondi taluk.[1] Fishing is the main occupation here, within a short distance lies Bheemavarai Palyam where a creek locally called Uppankali juts out from the Pulicat-Arambakkam lagoon. It has a railway station.
Geography
It is at a distance of 55 km north of Chennai on NH 5, Chennai - Kolkata National highway. This place is at a distance of 2 km from the Tamil Nadu - Andhra Pradesh border.
Arambakkam Railway Station is at a distance of 1 km from the Village and is located on the Chennai - Vijayawada line. Passenger trains and EMUs stop at this station. Arambakkam station is the last station located on the northernmost tip of Tamil Nadu.
Nearby Towns and cities include: Tada (3.6 nm), Poovalai (3.8 nm), Kuppam (6.3 nm), Irakam (6.2 nm), Sricity (7.7 nm), Ramapuram (1.4 nm), Gummidipoondi (15.0), Sullurpeta (18.0), Chennai (65.0), Kanyakumari (807.0), Ooty (700.0), Rameshwaram (730.0)
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Arambakkam has 2798 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 65.89%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
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| Population | 11363 | 5609 | 5754 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 1309 | 649 | 660 |
| Scheduled caste | 1288 | 602 | 686 |
| Scheduled tribe | 233 | 112 | 121 |
| Literates | 6625 | 3622 | 3003 |
| Workers (all) | 4820 | 3406 | 1414 |
| Main workers (total) | 4425 | 3211 | 1214 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 162 | 137 | 25 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 1410 | 929 | 481 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 46 | 19 | 27 |
| Main workers: Other | 2807 | 2126 | 681 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 395 | 195 | 200 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 222 | 110 | 112 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 156 | 78 | 78 |
| Non-workers | 6543 | 2203 | 4340 |
