About Arapakkam Village

Arapakkam is a large village in Wallajah tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,812, made up of 1,869 males and 1,943 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arapakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arapakkam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Tehsil	Wallajah
Pincode	632517
Area (hectares)	367 hectares
Population	3,812
Male Population	1,869
Female Population	1,943
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,040
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 km distance

How Arapakkam compares

By the 2011 count Arapakkam is the 22nd largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents. Its 367 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Arapakkam

Arapakkam 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 Arapakkam 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 5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arapakkam from other places

Arapakkam lies about 30 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Melattur, about 6.4 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 Arapakkam
Nearest town	Gudiyatham	3.3 km
Nearest railway station	Melattur	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Wallajah	30 km
District headquarters	Vellore	30 km

Villages closest to Arapakkam

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

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Common questions about Arapakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Arapakkam village had a population of 3,812. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents.

Arapakkam village has 1,869 males and 1,943 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arapakkam has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Arapakkam is 632517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arapakkam covers 367 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arapakkam falls under Wallajah tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Arapakkam is Melattur, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 km distance.

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

Arapakkam is about 30 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arapakkam is in Wallajah tehsil of Vellore district. Gudiyatham is about 3.3 km away. Melattur is about 6.4 km away. Wallajah is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.