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About Ariyur Village

Ariyur is a mid sized village in Arakonam tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 753, made up of 385 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 631101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ariyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ariyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Arakonam
Pincode 631101
Area (hectares) 242.12 hectares
Population 753
Male Population 385
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 7 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 7 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Ariyur compares

By the 2011 count Ariyur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents. Its 242.12 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 1003.

Getting to Ariyur

Ariyur 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 Ariyur as Available within 7 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 7 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ariyur from other places

Ariyur lies about 5.7 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Vellore Cantonment, about 4.7 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 Ariyur
Nearest town Allapuram 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Vellore Cantonment 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Arakonam 5.7 km
District headquarters Vellore 5.7 km

Villages closest to Ariyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ariyur village had a population of 753. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents.

Ariyur village has 385 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ariyur has about 956 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Ariyur is 631101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ariyur covers 242.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ariyur falls under Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ariyur is Vellore Cantonment, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 7 km distance and private bus service as Available within 7 km distance for Ariyur.

Ariyur is about 5.7 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ariyur is in Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district. Allapuram is about 3.4 km away. Vellore Cantonment is about 4.7 km away. Arakonam is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uriyur (under 2 km), Valarpuram (3.3 km) and Velur (5.7 km).

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

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