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- LGD code
- 635517
- Pincode
- 639111
- Post office
- Paramathi (Karur)
- Population
- 1,378
- Households
- 443
- Literacy rate
- 64.4%
- Sex ratio
- 986 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 790
- Distance to district centre
- 37 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 21 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 352 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 232 km
- Nearest railway station
- Noyal · 17 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Chinadarapuram · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Ariyur compares
By population, Ariyur ranks #30 of 38 villages in Aravakurichi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.4%
−0.2% vs mandal average
Ariyur64.4%
Aravakurichi mandal64.6%
Karur district68.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
986
−39 vs mandal average
Ariyur986
Aravakurichi mandal1,025
Household size
people per home
3.1
−0.2 vs mandal average
Ariyur3.1
Aravakurichi mandal3.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ariyur at a glance
Ariyur is a village of 1,378 people in 443 households (Census 2011) in Aravakurichi taluk, Karur district, Tamil Nadu, the 30th-largest of 38 villages in Aravakurichi taluk. Literacy is 64%, about the same as the taluk average of 65% and the sex ratio is 986 women per 1,000 men. It lies 37 km from the Karur district centre, 40 km from Mudalipalayam, the nearest town, 17 km from Noyal railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 639111, served by Paramathi (Karur) post office; the LGD village code is 635517. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Chinadarapuram, 9 km away. The village votes in Aravakurichi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Elango R. The population is estimated at 1,625 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Ariyur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariyur · this village | 1,378 | 64% | — |
| Kadaiyur · Kangeyam | 3,520 | 60% | 0 km N |
| Nedungur · Pugalur | 1,190 | 67% | 4.7 km NE |
| K.Paramathi · Pugalur | 3,488 | 73% | 5.5 km N |
| Soodamani · Aravakurichi | 1,854 | 65% | 6 km SW |
| Ammapatti · Aravakurichi | 2,525 | 64% | 6.8 km NW |
| Thumbivadi · Aravakurichi | 2,320 | 60% | 7 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ariyur
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- 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
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ARAVAKURICHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 19
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Ariyur
- Total area (ha)
- 1,413.43
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 68.87
- 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
- 635517
- Pincode
- 639111
- Post office
- Paramathi (Karur)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,378
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,625
- Households
- 443
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 986
- Literacy rate
- 64.4%
- Coordinates
- 10.90934°N, 77.91434°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Karur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Aravakurichi
- Member of Parliament
- Jothimani
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Elango R
- Block / Mandal
- Aravakurichi
Getting there
How to reach Ariyur
Nearest town · 13,900 people
Mudalipalayam · ≈ 40 km
≈ 1 h 22 min by car · 1 h 38 min by bike
DirectionsDistance to cities · straight line
- Chennai352 kmcapital
- Bengaluru232 km
- Hyderabad723 km
- Mumbai1057 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNoyal17 km
- Bus stopNadanthai3 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Chinadarapuram9 km
- ATM / bankLVB10 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil16 km
- Collegekarur polytechnic college15 km
- Police stationErode district check post16 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Nadanthai2.9 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 639111
- EsanathamAravakurichi mandal5,311 pop
- Kalakurichi PunjaiAravakurichi mandal4,228 pop
- KuppamPugalur mandal3,503 pop
- K.ParamathiPugalur mandal3,488 pop
- MunnurPugalur mandal2,582 pop
- KarudayampalayamPugalur mandal2,347 pop
- Modakkur(West)Aravakurichi mandal1,811 pop
- Nadanthai (North)Aravakurichi mandal1,603 pop
- Modakkur(East)Aravakurichi mandal1,442 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Ariyur
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- AriyurVillianur · Puducherry, Puducherry8,758 pop
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- AriyurMohanur · Namakkal, Tamil Nadu3,157 pop
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Villages near Ariyur
Other villages in Aravakurichi mandal
View all 39+ →- Velambadi
- Nagamballi
- Esanatham
- Gudalur East Bit I
- Kalakurichi Punjai
- Tenilai Venkitapuram
- Sendamangalam(East)
- Venjamangudalur(East)
- Chinnadarapuram
- Kodaiyur
- Alamarathupatti
- Rajapuram
- Sendamangalam(West)
- Ammapatti
- Venjamangudalur(West)
- Thumbivadi
- Pallapatti
- Periyamanjuvali
- Pungambadi(West)
- Gudalur (West)
- Thethupatti
- Pungambadi(East)
- Soodamani
- Modakkur(West)
- Inanganur
- Thokkupatti
- Santhapadi
- Nadanthai (North)
- Modakkur(East)
- Kalakurichi Nanjai
- Elavanur
- P.Anaipalayam
- Kodanthur(North)
- Eurumarpatti
- Kodanthur(South)
- Nadanthai (South)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)