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About Arambakkam Village

Arambakkam is one of the larger villages in Gummidipoondi tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,363, made up of 5,609 males and 5,754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1767.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arambakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arambakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Gummidipoondi
Pincode 601207
Area (hectares) 1767.08 hectares
Population 11,363
Male Population 5,609
Female Population 5,754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Arambakkam compares

By the 2011 count Arambakkam is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,097 residents. Its 1767.08 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Arambakkam

Arambakkam 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 Arambakkam 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arambakkam from other places

Arambakkam lies about 30 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Alapakkam Metro, about under 2 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 Arambakkam
Nearest railway station Alapakkam Metro under 2 km
Nearest town Porur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gummidipoondi 30 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 30 km

Villages closest to Arambakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arambakkam village had a population of 11,363. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,097 residents.

Arambakkam village has 5,609 males and 5,754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arambakkam has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Arambakkam is 601207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arambakkam covers 1767.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arambakkam falls under Gummidipoondi tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Arambakkam is Alapakkam Metro, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Arambakkam.

Arambakkam is about 30 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arambakkam is in Gummidipoondi tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Alapakkam Metro is about under 2 km away. Porur is about under 2 km away. Gummidipoondi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Verkadu (7.1 km), Sanaputhur (7.7 km) and Pallavada (8.7 km).

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

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