About Arapallam Village

Arapallam is a large village in Sirkali tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,260, made up of 1,627 males and 1,633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arapallam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arapallam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nagapattinam
Tehsil	Sirkali
Pincode	609101
Area (hectares)	411.58 hectares
Population	3,260
Male Population	1,627
Female Population	1,633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arapallam compares

By the 2011 count Arapallam is the 27th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 411.58 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Arapallam

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

How far is Arapallam from other places

Arapallam lies about 61 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Kollidam, about 3.7 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 Arapallam
Nearest railway station	Kollidam	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sirkali	7.9 km
Nearest town	Sīrkāzhi	7.9 km
District headquarters	Nagapattinam	61 km

Villages closest to Arapallam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arapallam village had a population of 3,260. That makes it the 27th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Arapallam village has 1,627 males and 1,633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arapallam has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Arapallam is 609101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arapallam covers 411.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arapallam falls under Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Arapallam is Kollidam, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Arapallam is about 61 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arapallam is in Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Kollidam is about 3.7 km away. Sirkali is about 7.9 km away. Sīrkāzhi is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.