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About Ariyur Village

Ariyur is a mid sized village in Sivagiri tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 733, made up of 351 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 875.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627758, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ariyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ariyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Tehsil Sivagiri
Pincode 627758
Area (hectares) 875.14 hectares
Population 733
Male Population 351
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ariyur compares

By the 2011 count Ariyur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,816 residents. Its 875.14 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Ariyur

Ariyur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ariyur as Available within <5 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 Ariyur from other places

Ariyur lies about 59 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Sankarankovil, about 7.7 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 Ariyur
Nearest town Vāsudevanallūr 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Sankarankovil 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sivagiri 15 km
District headquarters Tirunelveli 59 km

Villages closest to Ariyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ariyur village had a population of 733. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,816 residents.

Ariyur village has 351 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ariyur has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Ariyur is 627758. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ariyur covers 875.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ariyur falls under Sivagiri tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ariyur is Sankarankovil, about 7.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ariyur.

Ariyur is about 59 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ariyur is in Sivagiri tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Vāsudevanallūr is about 6.9 km away. Sankarankovil is about 7.7 km away. Sivagiri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nelkattum Seval (2.8 km), Talaivankottai (2.9 km) and Malayadikkurichi (3.9 km).

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

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