Aranthangi Taluka - Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu

Aranthangi is an administrative taluka in the Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Arantangi, while the nearest airport is Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 55.3 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the taluka was 443 km², including 427.99 km² of rural area and 15.36 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 1056 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Aranthangi Taluka

Aranthangi Taluka has a total of 108 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Adalaikalabhairavapuram	Rural	Egaperumalur
2	Alangudi	Rural	Oorvani
3	Alappirandan	Rural	Kulathur
4	Aliyanilai	Rural	Narpavalakkudi
5	Allaraimelvayal	Rural	Amanji
6	Amanjakki	Rural	Keelkudi Amman Jaakki
7	Amanji	Rural	Amanji
8	Amarasimmendrapuram	Rural	Amarasimenthirapuram
9	Ambalpuram	Rural	Vijayapuram
10	Aranthangi	Urban	Not applicable
11	Arasarkulam Keelpathi	Rural	Arasarkulam Keelpathi
12	Arasarkulam Melpathi	Rural	Arasarkulam Vadapathy
13	Ariyamaraikadu	Rural	Nagudi
14	Arunachalapuram	Rural	Nagudi
15	Athani North	Rural	Athani
16	Athani South	Rural	Athani
17	Attani	Rural	Athani
18	Avanathankottai	Rural	Avanathankottai
19	Ayangudi	Rural	Ayingudi
20	Balakrishrnapuram	Rural	Ramasamypuram
21	Brahmanavayal	Rural	Keelkudi Amman Jaakki
22	Chettikkadu	Rural	Tholuvankadu
23	Chidambarapuram	Rural	Mannakudi
24	Chidambaraviduthy	Rural	Thanthani
25	Chittakanni	Rural	Subramaniyapuram
26	Chittakanni	Rural	Mannakudi
27	Dharmarajanvayal	Rural	Kammangadu
28	Eginivayal	Rural	Eganivayal
29	Ekapperumalur	Rural	Egaperumalur
30	Erukkalakkottai	Rural	Rajendrapuram
31	Ettiyathali	Rural	Nattumangalam
32	Idaiyar	Rural	Edaiyar
33	Kalakkamangalam	Rural	Athani
34	Kalakkudi	Rural	Nagudi
35	Kammangadu	Rural	Kammangadu
36	Kandichchankadu	Rural	Egaperumalur
37	Karaikkadu	Rural	Egaperumalur
38	Karavayal	Rural	Keelkudi Amman Jaakki
39	Keelacheri	Rural	Keelachery
40	Keelavijayapuram	Rural	Vijayapuram
41	Keelkudi	Rural	Keelkudi Amman Jaakki
42	Kodivayal	Rural	Kodivayal
43	Kongudi	Rural	Kongudi
44	Koohanur	Rural	Subramaniyapuram
45	Kovilvayal	Rural	Perungadu
46	Kulattur	Rural	Kulathur
47	Kummakkadu	Rural	Rethinakkottai
48	Kundagavayal	Rural	Kundagavayal
49	Kurumbur	Rural	Sunaiyakkadu
50	Maivayal	Rural	Keelkudi Amman Jaakki
51	Manavanallur	Rural	Nagudi
52	Mangalanadu	Rural	Mangalanadu
53	Mangalanadu North	Rural	Mangalanadu
54	Mangalanadu South	Rural	Mangalanadu
55	Mangudi	Rural	Mangudi
56	Manivilanvayal	Rural	Kodivayal
57	Mannakudi	Rural	Mannakudi
58	Maramadakki	Rural	Maramadakki
59	Marudangudi	Rural	Neivathali
60	Mattur	Rural	Ramasamypuram
61	Melapattu	Rural	Melappattu
62	Memangalam	Rural	Vettivayal
63	Merpanaikadu	Rural	Merpanaikkadu
64	Mukkudi	Rural	Rethinakkottai
65	Munnattanvayal	Rural	Keelachery
66	Nakkudi	Rural	Nagudi
67	Narpavalakkudi	Rural	Narpavalakkudi
68	Neivelinathapuram	Rural	Neivathali
69	Nemmilikkadu	Rural	Egaperumalur
70	Neyvattali	Rural	Neivathali
71	Omakkavayal	Rural	Egaperumalur
72	Pallathivayal	Rural	Oorvani
73	Pangayattankudi	Rural	Vettanur
74	Panjatti	Rural	Panchathi
75	Paravakkottai	Rural	Sittankadu
76	Periyalur	Rural	Periyaloor
77	Perunavalur	Rural	Perunavalur
78	Pidarikkadu	Rural	Mannakudi
79	Puduvakkottai	Rural	Panchathi
80	Punayankundu	Rural	Egaperumalur
81	Puvattakudi	Rural	Poovathakudi
82	Rajendrapuram	Rural	Tholuvankadu
83	Ramasamipuram	Rural	Ramasamypuram
84	Rayanvayal	Rural	Egaperumalur
85	Retnakottai	Rural	Rethinakkottai
86	Sattanendal	Rural	Neivathali
87	Sengamari	Rural	Narpavalakkudi
88	Silattur	Rural	Silattur
89	Sinamangalam	Rural	Nagudi
90	Sirunattanvayal	Rural	Narpavalakkudi
91	Sivandankadu	Rural	Amanji
92	Subramanyapuram	Rural	Subramaniyapuram
93	Tantani	Rural	Thanthani
94	Tedakki	Rural	Egaperumalur
95	Tirunalur	Rural	Thirunallur
96	Tiruvayppadi	Rural	Athani
97	Tuttakudi	Rural	Nattumangalam
98	Ulagalandanvayal	Rural	Kammangadu
99	Urvani	Rural	Oorvani
100	Vallavari	Rural	Vallavari
101	Veeramangalam	Rural	Veeramangalam
102	Vellattumangalam	Rural	Egaperumalur
103	Vembangudi	Rural	Vembangkudi West
104	Vengur	Rural	Perungadu
105	Vetanur I Bit	Rural	Vettanur
106	Vetanur II Bit	Rural	Vettanur
107	Vettanur	Rural	Vettanur
108	Vijayapuram	Rural	Vijayapuram

Population of Aranthangi Taluka

According to the 2011 Census, Aranthangi Taluka had a total population of 1,95,782 people living in 49,468 households. The population comprised 95,245 males and 1,00,537 females, with an average population density of 442 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,95,782	1,54,968	40,814
Male Population	95,245	75,144	20,101
Female Population	1,00,537	79,824	20,713
Total Households	49,468	39,338	10,130
Population Density	442 / km²	362 / km²	2,657 / km²

Aranthangi Taluka had 1,41,320 literate people and 21,571 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 20,170 and 458 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	21,571	17,231	4,340
Literate Population	1,41,320	1,08,277	33,043
Illiterate Population	54,462	46,691	7,771
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	20,170	17,825	2,345
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	458	149	309

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Taluka Overview
Taluka (Hindi)	Aranthangi (अरंतांगी)
District	Pudukkottai
State / UT	Tamil Nadu
Railway Station	Arantangi
Total Area	443 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1056
Total Population (2011)	1,95,782
Density	442/km²
Total Villages	108

Nearby Talukas in Pudukkottai
Alangudi	Avudayarkoil
Gandarvakkottai	Iluppur
Karambakudi	Kulathur
Manamelkudi	Ponnamaravathi
Pudukkottai	Thirumayam