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About Arungundram Village

Arungundram is a mid sized village in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,056, made up of 509 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arungundram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arungundram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Chengalpattu
Pincode 603109
Area (hectares) 321.1 hectares
Population 1,056
Male Population 509
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within 2 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 2 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 2 km distance

How Arungundram compares

By the 2011 count Arungundram is the 72nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 321.1 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Arungundram

Arungundram is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Arungundram as Available within 2 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 2 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 2 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arungundram from other places

Arungundram lies about 50 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirumani, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Arungundram
Nearest town Tirukkalikkunram 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Tirumani 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chengalpattu 16 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 50 km

Villages closest to Arungundram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chengalpattu tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Arungundram

As per the Census of India 2011, Arungundram village had a population of 1,056. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Arungundram village has 509 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arungundram has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Arungundram is 603109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arungundram covers 321.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arungundram falls under Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Arungundram is Tirumani, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 2 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 2 km distance and private bus service as Available within 2 km distance for Arungundram.

Arungundram is about 50 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arungundram is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Tirukkalikkunram is about 7.2 km away. Tirumani is about 14 km away. Chengalpattu is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amaiyampattu (under 2 km), Melkanagampattu (under 2 km) and Mannavedudevadaram (1.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Arungundram today is likely to be higher.

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