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About Arittapatti Village

Arittapatti is a large village in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,770, made up of 1,448 males and 1,322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 909.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arittapatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arittapatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Melur
Pincode 625106
Area (hectares) 909.28 hectares
Population 2,770
Male Population 1,448
Female Population 1,322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arittapatti compares

By the 2011 count Arittapatti is the 40th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 909.28 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Arittapatti

Arittapatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arittapatti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Arittapatti from other places

Arittapatti lies about 22 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, 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 Arittapatti
Tehsil headquarters Melur 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Silaiman 21 km
District headquarters Madurai 22 km

Villages closest to Arittapatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arittapatti village had a population of 2,770. That makes it the 40th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Arittapatti village has 1,448 males and 1,322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arittapatti has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Arittapatti is 625106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arittapatti covers 909.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arittapatti falls under Melur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Arittapatti is Silaiman, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Arittapatti.

Arittapatti is about 22 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arittapatti is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Melur is about 6.0 km away. Silaiman is about 21 km away. Madurai is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kallampatti (2.2 km), T Vellalapatti (2.2 km) and Arasappanpatti (2.4 km).

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

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