About Aragalur Village

Aragalur is a large village in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,549, made up of 1,750 males and 1,799 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aragalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aragalur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Attur
Pincode	636101
Area (hectares)	377 hectares
Population	3,549
Male Population	1,750
Female Population	1,799
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,028
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Aragalur compares

By the 2011 count Aragalur is the 32nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 377 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Aragalur

Aragalur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aragalur 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 Aragalur from other places

Aragalur lies about 70 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Talaivasal, about 5.8 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 Aragalur
Nearest railway station	Talaivasal	5.8 km
Nearest town	Chinna Salem	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Attur	21 km
District headquarters	Salem	70 km

Villages closest to Aragalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aragalur village had a population of 3,549. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Aragalur village has 1,750 males and 1,799 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aragalur has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Aragalur is 636101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aragalur covers 377 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aragalur falls under Attur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Aragalur is Talaivasal, about 5.8 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 Aragalur.

Aragalur is about 70 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aragalur is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Talaivasal is about 5.8 km away. Chinna Salem is about 12 km away. Attur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.