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About Ariyakkudi Village

Ariyakkudi is one of the larger villages in Karaikkudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,538, made up of 2,768 males and 2,770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 829.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ariyakkudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ariyakkudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Karaikkudi
Pincode 630202
Area (hectares) 829.64 hectares
Population 5,538
Male Population 2,768
Female Population 2,770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ariyakkudi compares

By the 2011 count Ariyakkudi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 829.64 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Ariyakkudi

Ariyakkudi 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 Ariyakkudi 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 Ariyakkudi from other places

Ariyakkudi lies about 40 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Devakottai Road, 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 Ariyakkudi
Nearest railway station Devakottai Road 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Karaikkudi 3.3 km
Nearest town Kāraikkudi 3.3 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 40 km

Villages closest to Ariyakkudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ariyakkudi village had a population of 5,538. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Ariyakkudi village has 2,768 males and 2,770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ariyakkudi has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Ariyakkudi is 630202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ariyakkudi covers 829.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ariyakkudi falls under Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ariyakkudi is Devakottai Road, 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 Ariyakkudi.

Ariyakkudi is about 40 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ariyakkudi is in Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Devakottai Road is about 2.7 km away. Karaikkudi is about 3.3 km away. Kāraikkudi is about 3.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vilavadiendal (2.9 km), Amaravathi (2.9 km) and Senjai (3.0 km).

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

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