Skip to main content

About Arumbakkam Village

Arumbakkam is a large village in Katpadi tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,707, made up of 1,332 males and 1,375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arumbakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arumbakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Katpadi
Pincode 632202
Area (hectares) 490.87 hectares
Population 2,707
Male Population 1,332
Female Population 1,375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 2 km distance

How Arumbakkam compares

By the 2011 count Arumbakkam is the 38th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,820 residents. Its 490.87 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Arumbakkam

Arumbakkam 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 Arumbakkam 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 2 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arumbakkam from other places

Arumbakkam lies about 21 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Mukundarayapuram, about 5.1 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 Arumbakkam
Nearest railway station Mukundarayapuram 5.1 km
Nearest town Puliyankannu 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Katpadi 17 km
District headquarters Vellore 21 km

Villages closest to Arumbakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arumbakkam village had a population of 2,707. That makes it the 38th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,820 residents.

Arumbakkam village has 1,332 males and 1,375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arumbakkam has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Arumbakkam is 632202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arumbakkam covers 490.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arumbakkam falls under Katpadi tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Arumbakkam is Mukundarayapuram, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 2 km distance.

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

Arumbakkam is about 21 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arumbakkam is in Katpadi tehsil of Vellore district. Mukundarayapuram is about 5.1 km away. Puliyankannu is about 9.6 km away. Katpadi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Veppalai (2.4 km), Melpadi (4.5 km) and Thiruvalamplantation (5.1 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.