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About Arumalai Village

Arumalai is a mid sized village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 281 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605752, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arumalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arumalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 605752
Area (hectares) 137.73 hectares
Population 572
Male Population 281
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arumalai compares

By the 2011 count Arumalai is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 137.73 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Arumalai

Arumalai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Arumalai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arumalai from other places

Arumalai lies about 25 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirukkovilur, about 4.9 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 Arumalai
Nearest railway station Tirukkovilur 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 6.7 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 25 km

Villages closest to Arumalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arumalai village had a population of 572. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Arumalai village has 281 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arumalai has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Arumalai is 605752. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arumalai covers 137.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arumalai falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Arumalai is Tirukkovilur, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Arumalai.

Arumalai is about 25 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arumalai is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tirukkovilur is about 4.9 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 6.7 km away. Viluppuram is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Emapper (under 2 km), Melakondur (under 2 km) and Paranur (1.9 km).

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

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