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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 644951
- Pincode
- 605102
- Post office
- Kandamangalam
- Population
- 8,758
- Households
- 2,073
- Literacy rate
- 68.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1013 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,488
- Distance to district centre
- 7 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Puducherry
- 12 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 145 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chinnababu Samudram · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Puducherry · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Ariyur compares
By population, Ariyur ranks #4 of 36 villages in Villianur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.8%
−0.5% vs mandal average
- Ariyur
- 68.8%
- Villianur mandal
- 69.3%
- Puducherry district
- 76.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,013
−3 vs mandal average
- Ariyur
- 1,013
- Villianur mandal
- 1,016
Household size
people per home
4.2
Same as the mandal average
- Ariyur
- 4.2
- Villianur mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ariyur at a glance
Ariyur is a village of 8,758 people in 2,073 households (Census 2011) in Villianur taluk, Puducherry district, Puducherry, the 4th-largest of 36 villages in Villianur taluk. Literacy is 69%, about the same as the taluk average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,013 women per 1,000 men. It lies 7 km from the Puducherry district centre, 12 km from Mannadipet, the nearest town, 2 km from Chinnababu Samudram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 605102, served by Kandamangalam post office; the LGD village code is 644951. Mapped within or next to the village: bank. The village votes in Villianur assembly constituency, represented by MLA R. Siva. The population is estimated at 10,326 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Ariyur (North) →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariyur · this village | 8,758 | 69% | — |
| Sathamangalam · Villianur | 2,977 | 67% | 1.6 km NW |
| Kandamangalam · Viluppuram | 5,460 | 75% | 2 km NW |
| Kandamangalam · Budalur | 2,768 | 77% | 2 km NW |
| Kandamangalam · Mannargudi | 1,984 | 77% | 2 km NW |
| Kandamangalam · Sriperumbudur | 463 | 75% | 2 km NW |
| Nallathur · Tindivanam | 1,475 | 64% | 3.9 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ariyur
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PUDUCHERRY
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 17
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Ariyur
- Total area (ha)
- 384.02
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 174.7
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ariyur
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Key facts — Ariyur
- LGD code
- 644951
- Pincode
- 605102
- Post office
- Kandamangalam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 8,758
- Population (projected 2026)
- 10,326
- Households
- 2,073
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1013
- Literacy rate
- 68.8%
- Coordinates
- 11.90736°N, 79.69920°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Puducherry
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Villianur
- Member of Parliament
- V. Vaithilingam
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- R. Siva
- Block / Mandal
- Villianur
- Nearest bank
- Indian Bank (0.2 km)
Getting there
How to reach Ariyur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Puducherry12 kmcapital
- Chennai145 km
- Bengaluru257 km
- Hyderabad623 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChinnababu Samudram2 km
- Bus stopT.V.KOIL4 km
- Hospital / PHCSri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Puducherry<1 km
- ATM / bankIndian Bank<1 km
- Petrol pumpEssar4 km
- CollegeChrist Institute of Technology6 km
- Police stationB6 Kandamangalam Police Station3 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Puducherryunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- Indian Bankunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Bank
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Ariyur
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 605102
Same name, different place
Other villages named Ariyur
Looking for a different Ariyur? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Ariyur →
- AriyurTirukkoyilur · Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu6,857 pop
- AriyurLalgudi · Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu3,385 pop
- AriyurMohanur · Namakkal, Tamil Nadu3,157 pop
- AriyurViluppuram · Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu2,370 pop
- AriyurAravakurichi · Karur, Tamil Nadu1,378 pop
- AriyurIluppur · Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu1,194 pop
- AriyurMadurai North · Madurai, Tamil Nadu983 pop
- AriyurNanjangud · Mysuru, Karnataka932 pop
Villages near Ariyur
Other villages in Villianur mandal
View all 44+ →- Mannadipet
- Thirubuvanai
- Kalitheerthalkuppam
- Madagadipet
- Goodapakkam
- Thiruvandarkoil
- Kunichempet
- Sorapet
- Vadanur
- Sedarapet
- Uruvaiyar
- Mangalam
- Kattery
- Thirukanchi
- Thondamanatham
- Kodathur
- Oussudu
- Sathamangalam
- Kizhur
- Sellipet
- Ramanathapuram
- Pillaiyarkuppam
- Kuppam
- Suthukeny
- Sanniyasikuppam
- Pudukuppam
- Thethampakkam
- Chettypet
- Perungalur
- Karasoor
- Manakuppam
- Manalipet
- Olavaikal
- Vambupet
- Thuthipet
- Kanuvapet
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)