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About Ariyur Village

Ariyur is a mid sized village in Aravakurichi tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,378, made up of 694 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1413.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 639002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ariyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ariyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Karur
Tehsil Aravakurichi
Pincode 639002
Area (hectares) 1413.43 hectares
Population 1,378
Male Population 694
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ariyur compares

By the 2011 count Ariyur is the 34th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents. Its 1413.43 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Ariyur

Ariyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ariyur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ariyur from other places

Ariyur lies about 24 km from Karur, and the nearest railway station is Velliyanai, about 21 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 Ariyur
Tehsil headquarters Aravakurichi 4.0 km
Nearest town Pallappatti 11 km
Nearest railway station Velliyanai 21 km
District headquarters Karur 24 km

Villages closest to Ariyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ariyur village had a population of 1,378. That makes it the 34th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents.

Ariyur village has 694 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ariyur has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Ariyur is 639002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ariyur covers 1413.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ariyur falls under Aravakurichi tehsil of Karur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ariyur is Velliyanai, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ariyur.

Ariyur is about 24 km from Karur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ariyur is in Aravakurichi tehsil of Karur district. Aravakurichi is about 4.0 km away. Pallappatti is about 11 km away. Velliyanai is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalakurichi Punjai (2.7 km), Nagamballi (3.0 km) and Rajapuram (3.9 km).

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

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