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About Arunthodu Village

Arunthodu is a mid sized village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,045, made up of 527 males and 518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arunthodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arunthodu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Vandavasi
Pincode 604501
Area (hectares) 283.56 hectares
Population 1,045
Male Population 527
Female Population 518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 48 km distance

How Arunthodu compares

By the 2011 count Arunthodu is the 115th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 283.56 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 999.

Getting to Arunthodu

Arunthodu 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 Arunthodu 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 48 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arunthodu from other places

Arunthodu lies about 46 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Tindivanam, about 30 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 Arunthodu
Tehsil headquarters Vandavasi 19 km
Nearest town Vandavāsi 19 km
Nearest railway station Tindivanam 30 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 46 km

Villages closest to Arunthodu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arunthodu village had a population of 1,045. That makes it the 115th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Arunthodu village has 527 males and 518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arunthodu has about 983 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 999.

The pincode recorded for Arunthodu is 604501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arunthodu covers 283.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arunthodu falls under Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Arunthodu is Tindivanam, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 48 km distance.

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

Arunthodu is about 46 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arunthodu is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Vandavasi is about 19 km away. Vandavāsi is about 19 km away. Tindivanam 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 Ariyampoondi (2.1 km), Kilankunam (2.7 km) and Perunkadaputhur (2.8 km).

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

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