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About Aratholuvu Village

Aratholuvu is a mid sized village in Kangeyam tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,063, made up of 508 males and 555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1347.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aratholuvu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aratholuvu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruppur
Tehsil Kangeyam
Pincode 638703
Area (hectares) 1347.62 hectares
Population 1,063
Male Population 508
Female Population 555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aratholuvu compares

By the 2011 count Aratholuvu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,171 residents. Its 1347.62 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, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Aratholuvu

Aratholuvu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aratholuvu 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 Aratholuvu from other places

Aratholuvu lies about 32 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Uttukuli, about 29 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 Aratholuvu
Nearest town Kangayam 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Uttukuli 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Kangeyam 32 km
District headquarters Tiruppur 32 km

Villages closest to Aratholuvu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aratholuvu village had a population of 1,063. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,171 residents.

Aratholuvu village has 508 males and 555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aratholuvu has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Aratholuvu is 638703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aratholuvu covers 1347.62 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.

Aratholuvu falls under Kangeyam tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Aratholuvu is Uttukuli, about 29 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 Aratholuvu.

Aratholuvu is about 32 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aratholuvu is in Kangeyam tehsil of Tiruppur district. Kangayam is about 9.3 km away. Uttukuli is about 29 km away. Kangeyam is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vadasinnaripalayam (5.2 km), Uthiyur (5.4 km) and Veeranampalayam (7.2 km).

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

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