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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
DA
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
D ANANDAN
Contact: 97****6606
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- LGD code
- 630587
- Pincode
- 632505
- Post office
- Banavaram
- Population
- 2,096
- Households
- 497
- Literacy rate
- 65.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1017 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,088
Census 2011 · in context
How Ayal compares
By population, Ayal ranks #28 of 48 villages in Sholinghur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.4%
−0.4% vs mandal average
Ayal65.4%
Sholinghur mandal65.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,017
+32 vs mandal average
Ayal1,017
Sholinghur mandal985
Household size
people per home
4.2
Same as the mandal average
Ayal4.2
Sholinghur mandal4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ayal at a glance
Ayal is a village of 2,096 people in 497 households (Census 2011) in Sholinghur taluk, Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu, the 28th-largest of 48 villages in Sholinghur taluk. Literacy is 65%, about the same as the taluk average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,017 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 632505, served by Banavaram post office; the LGD village code is 630587. The sarpanch is D ANANDAN, and the village votes in Arani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jayasudha. L. The population is estimated at 2,471 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ayal
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- SHOLINGUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 40
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Ayal
- Total area (ha)
- 659.52
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 101.21
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ayal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ayal
- LGD code
- 630587
- Pincode
- 632505
- Post office
- Banavaram
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,096
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,471
- Households
- 497
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1017
- Literacy rate
- 65.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Arani
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Arani
- Member of Parliament
- M.S. Tharanivendhan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jayasudha. L
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- D ANANDAN
- Block / Mandal
- Sholinghur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 632505
- BanavaramSholinghur mandal6,784 pop
- PulivalamSholinghur mandal4,309 pop
- PolipakkamSholinghur mandal4,204 pop
- PazayapalayamSholinghur mandal2,894 pop
- SooraiSholinghur mandal2,763 pop
- TappurSholinghur mandal2,601 pop
- KizveeranamSholinghur mandal1,158 pop
- GovindacheriSholinghur mandal593 pop
- Banavaram R.F.Arakonam mandal0 pop
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Other villages named Ayal
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Other villages in Sholinghur mandal
View all 49+ →- Kodakkal
- Banavaram
- Velam
- Rendadi
- Kunnathur
- Marudalam
- Pulivalam
- Polipakkam
- Somasamudram
- Vanghur
- Vengapattu
- Gudalur
- Karikkal
- Ozhughur
- Ayipedu
- Pandiyanellore
- Thalikkal
- Jambukulam
- Pazayapalayam
- Govindacherikuppam
- Thagarakuppam
- Soorai
- Paravathur
- Tappur
- Sengalnatham
- Thalangai
- Kattarampakkam
- Pudur
- Mangalam
- Koothambakkam
- Melveeranam
- Akkachikuppam
- Vailambadi
- Venkatapuram(Mel)
- Kesavanan Kuppam
- Kizveeranam
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)