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About Aranganur Village

Aranganur is one of the larger villages in Mettur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,899, made up of 3,597 males and 3,302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1191.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aranganur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aranganur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Mettur
Pincode 636451
Area (hectares) 1191.06 hectares
Population 6,899
Male Population 3,597
Female Population 3,302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Aranganur compares

By the 2011 count Aranganur is the 14th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 6,091 residents. Its 1191.06 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Aranganur

Aranganur 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 Aranganur 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 Aranganur from other places

Aranganur lies about 23 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Semmandappatti, about 2.7 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 Aranganur
Nearest railway station Semmandappatti 2.7 km
Nearest town Mechcheri 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mettur 22 km
District headquarters Salem 23 km

Villages closest to Aranganur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aranganur village had a population of 6,899. That makes it the 14th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,091 residents.

Aranganur village has 3,597 males and 3,302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aranganur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Aranganur is 636451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aranganur covers 1191.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aranganur falls under Mettur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Aranganur is Semmandappatti, about 2.7 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 Aranganur.

Aranganur is about 23 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aranganur is in Mettur tehsil of Salem district. Semmandappatti is about 2.7 km away. Mechcheri is about 7.5 km away. Mettur 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 Chinnasattappadi (3.2 km), Olaipatti (3.7 km) and Manathal Nallakavundampatti (3.8 km).

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

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