# Arani, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu 

# Arani

Arani is a sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **294,976 people**, 7 towns and 48 villages (48 inhabited). The largest village is Velapadi (8,655 people).

- 294,976people (2011)
- 48villages
- 7towns
- 78.8%literacy

## Population of Arani compared with Tiruvannamalai

■ Arani · ■ Tiruvannamalai district

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**930

Working population ****45.7%**

**50.2%

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 Arani

Of every 100 households in Arani in 2011, 94 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Arani · ■ Tiruvannamalai district

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

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

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**76%

Tap water ****81%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**66%

Use banking services ****40%**

**43%

Television ****88%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**23%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****86%**

**90%

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 Arani

- Arani63,671 people
- Sevur10,299 people
- Devikapuram9,800 people
- Paiyur7,555 people
- Kannamangalam7,399 people
- Sathiyavijayanagaram5,894 people
- Mullipattu4,956 people

## Largest villages in Arani

- Velapadi · 8,655 people
- Kattukanallur · 8,458 people
- Irumbedu · 7,378 people
- Kannamangalam · 7,342 people
- Melnagar · 7,266 people
- Mamandur · 5,177 people
- Vadugasathu · 5,104 people
- Mullandram · 5,012 people
- Sirumur · 4,959 people
- Kolathur · 4,947 people
- Palayam · 4,901 people
- Kunnathur · 4,819 people
- Iyyampalayam · 4,770 people
- Ariyapadi · 4,725 people
- Nesal · 4,569 people
- Vannankulam · 4,549 people

[All 48 villages in Arani →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/arani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Arani?48 (48 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Arani in?Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Arani?294,976 (Census 2011)