# Aranthangi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu 

# Aranthangi

Aranthangi is a sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **195,782 people**, 1 town and 101 villages (98 inhabited). The largest village is Merpanaikadu (6,759 people).

- 195,782people (2011)
- 101villages
- 1towns
- 81.1%literacy

## Population of Aranthangi compared with Pudukkottai

■ Aranthangi · ■ Pudukkottai district

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**960

Working population ****44.9%**

**47.1%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Aranthangi

Of every 100 households in Aranthangi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Aranthangi · ■ Pudukkottai district

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**70%

Tap water ****84%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**76%

Use banking services ****45%**

**49%

Television ****82%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**5%

Own their home ****86%**

**88%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Aranthangi

- Aranthangi40,814 people

## Largest villages in Aranthangi

- Merpanaikadu · 6,759 people
- Mukkudi · 6,468 people
- Arasarkulam Melpathi · 5,462 people
- Chidambaraviduthy · 5,177 people
- Silattur · 5,099 people
- Memangalam · 4,910 people
- Aliyanilai · 4,341 people
- Kurumbur · 4,332 people
- Arasarkulam Keelpathi · 3,959 people
- Tirunalur · 3,916 people
- Alappirandan · 3,825 people
- Rajendrapuram · 3,753 people
- Retnakottai · 3,656 people
- Maramadakki · 3,559 people
- Paravakkottai · 3,351 people
- Attani · 2,924 people

[All 101 villages in Aranthangi →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/aranthangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Aranthangi?101 (98 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Aranthangi in?Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Aranthangi?195,782 (Census 2011)