Arani Taluka - Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu

Arani is an administrative taluka in the Tiruvannamalai 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 Sedarampattu, while the nearest airport is Vellore Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 25.2 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the taluka was 419 km², including 379.09 km² of rural area and 39.88 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 1009 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Arani Taluka

Arani Taluka has a total of 50 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1AdaiyapulamRuralAdayapulam
2AdanurRuralAdanur
3AgaramRuralAgaram
4AgrapalayamRuralAgrapalayam
5ArayalamRuralAriyalam
6AriyapadiRuralAriyapadi
7Arni EastUrbanNot applicable
8Arni WestUrbanNot applicable
9AthimalaipattuRuralAthimalaipattu
10IrumbeduRuralIrumbedu
11IyyampalayamRuralPalaya Egambaranallur
12KalpoondiRuralMolugamboondi
13KannamangalamRuralKongarampattu
14KattukanallurRuralKattukanallur
15KilnagarRuralPudupalayam
16KolathurRuralKolathur
17KunnathurRuralKunnathur
18KuppamRuralThatcharampattu
19MamandurRuralMamandur
20MarusoorRuralMarusoor
21MattathariRuralMattathari
22MelnagarRuralRamasanikuppam
23MeyyurRuralMeyyur
24MorappanthangalRuralMorappanthangal
25MullandramRuralVedajipuram
26Mullipattu (Ct)RuralMullipattu
27NesalRuralVilai
28OgaiyurRuralPanaiyur
29Paiyur (Ct)RuralPaiyur
30PalayamRuralKamakkur
31PanaiyurRuralPanaiyur
32PoosimalaikuppamRuralPoosimalaikuppam
33PulavanpadiRuralPulavanpadi
34PungampadiRuralPungampadi
35PuthurRural12-Puthur
36PuthurRural5-Puthur
37Randam KoratturRuralRandamkorattur
38RattinamanagalamRuralRattinamangalam
39Sathiyavijayanagaram (Ct)RuralS.V.Nagaram
40Sathiyavijayanagaram (Part)RuralNethapakkam
41SennananadalRuralSaduperipalayam
42Sevur (Ct)RuralSevoor
43SirumurRuralS.U.Vanam
44ThatchurRuralThatchur
45VadugasathuRuralVadugasathu
46VannankulamRuralVannankulam
47VelapadiRuralVelappadi
48VelleriRuralVelleri
49VettiyantholuvamRuralVettiyantholuvam
50VinnamangalamRuralVinnamangalam

Population of Arani Taluka

According to the 2011 Census, Arani Taluka had a total population of 2,94,976 people living in 70,667 households. The population comprised 1,46,822 males and 1,48,154 females, with an average population density of 704 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population2,94,9761,85,4021,09,574
Male Population1,46,82292,57954,243
Female Population1,48,15492,82355,331
Total Households70,66744,93325,734
Population Density704 / km²489 / km²2,748 / km²

Arani Taluka had 2,07,878 literate people and 31,125 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 52,912 and 1,158 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)31,12520,03111,094
Literate Population2,07,8781,26,27681,602
Illiterate Population87,09859,12627,972
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population52,91239,14113,771
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population1,158780378

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.