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About Aranaiyur Village

Aranaiyur is a mid sized village in Ilayangudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 793, made up of 395 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630709, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aranaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aranaiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Ilayangudi
Pincode 630709
Area (hectares) 494.57 hectares
Population 793
Male Population 395
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aranaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Aranaiyur is the 46th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents. Its 494.57 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Aranaiyur

Aranaiyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aranaiyur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Aranaiyur from other places

Aranaiyur lies about 29 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Paramakkudi, about 14 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 Aranaiyur
Tehsil headquarters Ilayangudi 4.0 km
Nearest town Ilaiyankudi 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Paramakkudi 14 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 29 km

Villages closest to Aranaiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aranaiyur village had a population of 793. That makes it the 46th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents.

Aranaiyur village has 395 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aranaiyur has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Aranaiyur is 630709. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aranaiyur covers 494.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aranaiyur falls under Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Aranaiyur is Paramakkudi, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Aranaiyur.

Aranaiyur is about 29 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aranaiyur is in Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Ilayangudi is about 4.0 km away. Ilaiyankudi is about 4.0 km away. Paramakkudi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karunchutti (1.8 km), Valayanendal (2.7 km) and Vallakulam (3.8 km).

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

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