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About Aruppukottai Village

Aruppukottai is a small village in Aruppukkottai tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 404, made up of 267 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 513 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1859.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aruppukottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aruppukottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Aruppukkottai
Pincode 626101
Area (hectares) 1859.2 hectares
Population 404
Male Population 267
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 513
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Aruppukottai compares

By the 2011 count Aruppukottai is the 62nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 1859.2 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Aruppukottai

Aruppukottai 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 Aruppukottai 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aruppukottai from other places

Aruppukottai lies about 15 km from Virudhunagar. 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 Aruppukottai
Tehsil headquarters Aruppukkottai under 2 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 15 km

Villages closest to Aruppukottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aruppukottai village had a population of 404. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Aruppukottai village has 267 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aruppukottai has about 513 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Aruppukottai is 626101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aruppukottai covers 1859.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aruppukottai falls under Aruppukkottai tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Aruppukottai notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Aruppukottai is about 15 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aruppukottai is in Aruppukkottai tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Aruppukkottai is about under 2 km away. Virudhunagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Periyapuliampatti West (under 2 km), Kanjanaiyakkenpatti (2.2 km) and Palayampatti (3.3 km).

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

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