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About Arayapakkam Village

Arayapakkam is a mid sized village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,800, made up of 902 males and 898 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arayapakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arayapakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Maduranthakam
Pincode 603303
Area (hectares) 451.51 hectares
Population 1,800
Male Population 902
Female Population 898
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 4 km distance

How Arayapakkam compares

By the 2011 count Arayapakkam is the 34th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 451.51 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Arayapakkam

Arayapakkam 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 Arayapakkam as Available within 5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 4 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arayapakkam from other places

Arayapakkam lies about 13 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Walajabad, about 9.3 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 Arayapakkam
Nearest railway station Walajabad 9.3 km
Nearest town Sevilimedu 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Maduranthakam 13 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 13 km

Villages closest to Arayapakkam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maduranthakam 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 Arayapakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Arayapakkam village had a population of 1,800. That makes it the 34th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Arayapakkam village has 902 males and 898 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arayapakkam has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Arayapakkam is 603303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arayapakkam covers 451.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arayapakkam falls under Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Arayapakkam is Walajabad, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 4 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 km distance for Arayapakkam.

Arayapakkam is about 13 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arayapakkam is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Walajabad is about 9.3 km away. Sevilimedu is about 12 km away. Maduranthakam is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kottakayapakkam (under 2 km), Kilathivakkam (7.6 km) and Sirunallur (8.4 km).

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

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