About Arungunam Village

Arungunam is a large village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,129, made up of 1,063 males and 1,066 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 674.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arungunam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arungunam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Maduranthakam
Pincode	603306
Area (hectares)	674.79 hectares
Population	2,129
Male Population	1,063
Female Population	1,066
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,003
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 4 km distance

How Arungunam compares

By the 2011 count Arungunam is the 27th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 674.79 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Arungunam

Arungunam 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 Arungunam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Arungunam from other places

Arungunam lies about 21 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Palayasivaram, about 4.9 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 Arungunam
Nearest railway station	Palayasivaram	4.9 km
Nearest town	Chengalpattu	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maduranthakam	21 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	21 km

Villages closest to Arungunam

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.

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Common questions about Arungunam

As per the Census of India 2011, Arungunam village had a population of 2,129. That makes it the 27th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Arungunam village has 1,063 males and 1,066 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arungunam has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Arungunam is 603306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arungunam covers 674.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Arungunam is Palayasivaram, about 4.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Arungunam.

Arungunam is about 21 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arungunam is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Palayasivaram is about 4.9 km away. Chengalpattu is about 13 km away. Maduranthakam is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.