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About Arachi Village

Arachi is a large village in Musiri tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,088, made up of 1,063 males and 1,025 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 865.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arachi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arachi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil Musiri
Pincode 621214
Area (hectares) 865.75 hectares
Population 2,088
Male Population 1,063
Female Population 1,025
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arachi compares

By the 2011 count Arachi is the 47th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents. Its 865.75 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Arachi

Arachi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arachi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arachi from other places

Arachi lies about 40 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Kulithalai, about 19 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 Arachi
Nearest town Thuraiyur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Musiri 17 km
Nearest railway station Kulithalai 19 km
District headquarters Tiruchirappalli 40 km

Villages closest to Arachi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arachi village had a population of 2,088. That makes it the 47th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents.

Arachi village has 1,063 males and 1,025 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arachi has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Arachi is 621214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arachi covers 865.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arachi falls under Musiri tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Arachi is Kulithalai, about 19 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 village for Arachi.

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

Arachi is in Musiri tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Thuraiyur is about 15 km away. Musiri is about 17 km away. Kulithalai is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devanur (2.4 km), Valaiyeduppu (2.8 km) and Paithambarai (3.5 km).

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

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