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About Aruvappadi Village

Aruvappadi is a mid sized village in Mayiladuthurai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,537, made up of 732 males and 805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aruvappadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aruvappadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Mayiladuthurai
Pincode 609203
Area (hectares) 349.11 hectares
Population 1,537
Male Population 732
Female Population 805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Aruvappadi compares

By the 2011 count Aruvappadi is the 49th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents. Its 349.11 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Aruvappadi

Aruvappadi 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 Aruvappadi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aruvappadi from other places

Aruvappadi lies about 48 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Anandtandavpur, about 1.8 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 Aruvappadi
Nearest railway station Anandtandavpur 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayiladuthurai 5.0 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 48 km

Villages closest to Aruvappadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aruvappadi village had a population of 1,537. That makes it the 49th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents.

Aruvappadi village has 732 males and 805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aruvappadi has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Aruvappadi is 609203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aruvappadi covers 349.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aruvappadi falls under Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Aruvappadi is Anandtandavpur, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Aruvappadi is about 48 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aruvappadi is in Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Anandtandavpur is about 1.8 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 5.0 km away. Nagapattinam is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaduvangudi (under 2 km), Nidur (1.6 km) and Keelamarudandanallur (1.9 km).

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

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