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About Ariyathur Village

Ariyathur is a mid sized village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 865, made up of 428 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606907, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ariyathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ariyathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Polur
Pincode 606907
Area (hectares) 273.44 hectares
Population 865
Male Population 428
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 11 km distance

How Ariyathur compares

By the 2011 count Ariyathur is the 147th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 273.44 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Ariyathur

Ariyathur 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 Ariyathur 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 11 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ariyathur from other places

Ariyathur lies about 41 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Madimangalam, about 6.3 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 Ariyathur
Nearest railway station Madimangalam 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Polur 12 km
Nearest town Polūr 12 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 41 km

Villages closest to Ariyathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ariyathur village had a population of 865. That makes it the 147th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Ariyathur village has 428 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ariyathur has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Ariyathur is 606907. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ariyathur covers 273.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ariyathur falls under Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ariyathur is Madimangalam, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 11 km distance.

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

Ariyathur is about 41 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ariyathur is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Madimangalam is about 6.3 km away. Polur is about 12 km away. Polūr is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madavilagam (under 2 km), Rayankuppam (2.1 km) and Tirumalai (2.3 km).

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

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