Arni, Tiruvannamalai
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Arni ஆரணி Arani, Aarani |
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| Town | |
 Arni
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| Coordinates: 12°40′N 79°17′E / 12.67°N 79.28°ECoordinates: 12°40′N 79°17′E / 12.67°N 79.28°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tiruvannamalai |
| Government | |
| • Type | Selection Grade Municipality |
| • Body | Arni Municipality |
| Elevation | 151 m (495 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Town | 63,679 |
| • Rank | 2nd in Tiruvannamalai disrtrict |
| • Metro | 1,05,977 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 632301 |
| Telephone code | 04173 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-25Z |
Arni is a town and a municipality in Tiruvanamalai district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The name comes from the word araneeyam which means a place surrounded by a forest. As of 2011, the town had a population of 63,671 and it is the 2nd largest town in the district after Thiruvannamalai.
Arni is located at 12°40′N 79°17′E / 12.67°N 79.28°E on the banks of the Kamandala Naaga river. It has an average elevation of 151 metres (495 ft).
It is 38 kilometres (24 mi) from Vellore and 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Thiruvannamalai.
The city is well connected through various well formed roads, the state highways SH-4 (Arcot – Arni – Gingee – Villupuram Road), SH-132 (Vellore – Arni Road),Arni-Tiruvannamali Road are the major roads connecting Arni. The nearest railway station is "Arni Road" located at Kalambur, which is 8&n
A bypass road works has been completed outside Arni to connect, Chennai (Arcot) Road to Vellore Road and Thiruvannamalai Road. Train tracks laying is in process to connect the town via trains, the train track is laid as part of Nagari to Tindivanam route announcement by central government. As well, Arni already have a station called "Arni Road" station at Kalambur on the Vellore – Villupuram route. This track suppose to come near Arni Saidapet, since due to a stay order from the Court by a bus owning company, the station had been shifted to Kalambur.
According to 2011 census, Arni town with 33 wards had a population of 63,671 with a sex-ratio of 1,036 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929, but extended town including all the sub urban area had a population of 92,375. A total of 6,346 were under the age of six, constituting 3,200 males and 3,146 females. The average literacy of the town was 76.9%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 14889 households. There were a total of 23,298 workers, comprising 153 cultivators, 343 main agricultural labourers, 2,185 in house hold industries, 17,919 other workers, 2,698 marginal workers, 33 marginal cultivators, 100 marginal agricultural labourers, 224 marginal workers in household industries and 2,341 other marginal workers. As per the religious census of 2011, Arani (M) had 89.16% Hindus, 7.39% Muslims, 1.8% Christians, 0.01% Sikhs, 0.01% Buddhists, 1.43% Jains, 0.19% following other religions and 0.0% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.
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