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About Arimalai Village

Arimalai is a mid sized village in Ambur tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,421, made up of 719 males and 702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arimalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arimalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Ambur
Pincode 632107
Area (hectares) 295.28 hectares
Population 1,421
Male Population 719
Female Population 702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 4 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 4 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 18 km distance

How Arimalai compares

By the 2011 count Arimalai is the 46th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,455 residents. Its 295.28 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Arimalai

Arimalai 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 Arimalai as Available within 4 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 4 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 18 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arimalai from other places

Arimalai lies about 35 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Melpatti, about 10 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 Arimalai
Nearest railway station Melpatti 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ambur 14 km
District headquarters Vellore 35 km

Villages closest to Arimalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arimalai village had a population of 1,421. That makes it the 46th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,455 residents.

Arimalai village has 719 males and 702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arimalai has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Arimalai is 632107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arimalai covers 295.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arimalai falls under Ambur tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Arimalai is Melpatti, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 18 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 4 km distance and private bus service as Available within 4 km distance for Arimalai.

Arimalai is about 35 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arimalai is in Ambur tehsil of Vellore district. Melpatti is about 10 km away. Ambur is about 14 km away. Vellore is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nedumipalayam (under 2 km), Ramanayanikuppam (under 2 km) and Kuppampalayam (1.8 km).

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

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