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About Ariyur Village

Ariyur is a mid sized village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 983, made up of 487 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625402, 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 Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625402
Area (hectares) 203.54 hectares
Population 983
Male Population 487
Female Population 496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ariyur compares

By the 2011 count Ariyur is the 61st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 203.54 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

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 <5 km distance. 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 10 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Samayanallur, about 5.5 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
Nearest town Paravai 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Samayanallur 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 10 km
District headquarters Madurai 10 km

Villages closest to Ariyur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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 983. That makes it the 61st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Ariyur village has 487 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ariyur has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Ariyur is 625402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ariyur covers 203.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ariyur falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ariyur is Samayanallur, about 5.5 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 <5 km distance for Ariyur.

Ariyur is about 10 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ariyur is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Paravai is about 4.6 km away. Samayanallur is about 5.5 km away. Madurai North is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pillayarnatham (1.7 km), Ambalathadi (1.7 km) and Adalai (1.9 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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