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About Ariyathur Village

Ariyathur is a mid sized village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,195, made up of 607 males and 588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604405, 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 Vandavasi
Pincode 604405
Area (hectares) 308.69 hectares
Population 1,195
Male Population 607
Female Population 588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 29 km distance

How Ariyathur compares

By the 2011 count Ariyathur is the 93rd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 308.69 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 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 29 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 74 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Pakkam, about 21 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
Tehsil headquarters Vandavasi 8.1 km
Nearest town Vandavāsi 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Pakkam 21 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 74 km

Villages closest to Ariyathur

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 Ariyathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ariyathur village had a population of 1,195. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Ariyathur village has 607 males and 588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ariyathur has about 969 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 Ariyathur is 604405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ariyathur covers 308.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ariyathur is Pakkam, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 29 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 74 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 Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Vandavasi is about 8.1 km away. Vandavāsi is about 8.1 km away. Pakkam is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koilkuppam (under 2 km), Agaram (2.5 km) and Thennathur (2.9 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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