About Arangam Village

Arangam is a mid sized village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 600, made up of 280 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arangam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arangam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Yercaud
Pincode	636601
Area (hectares)	117.24 hectares
Population	600
Male Population	280
Female Population	320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,143
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arangam compares

By the 2011 count Arangam is the 21st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 117.24 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Arangam

Arangam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Arangam as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Arangam from other places

Arangam lies about 23 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Minnampalli, about 15 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 Arangam
Tehsil headquarters	Yercaud	10 km
Nearest railway station	Minnampalli	15 km
Nearest town	Pallippatti	19 km
District headquarters	Salem	23 km

Villages closest to Arangam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arangam village had a population of 600. That makes it the 21st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Arangam village has 280 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arangam has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Arangam is 636601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arangam covers 117.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arangam falls under Yercaud tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Arangam is Minnampalli, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Arangam.

Arangam 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.

Arangam is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Yercaud is about 10 km away. Minnampalli is about 15 km away. Pallippatti is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.