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September 2026
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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 933212
- Pincode
- 638101
- Post office
- Arachalur
- Distance to district centre
- 28 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 20 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 352 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 202 km
- Nearest railway station
- Perundurai · 13 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Jayarampuram · 5 km
Arachalur at a glance
Arachalur is a revenue village in Modakkurichi taluk, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. It lies 28 km from the Erode district centre, 9 km from Vadamugam Vellode, the nearest town, 13 km from Perundurai railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 638101, served by Arachalur post office; the LGD village code is 933212. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Jayarampuram, 5 km away. The village votes in Modakkurichi assembly constituency, represented by MLA D.Shanmugan.
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arachalur · this village | — | — | — |
| Vemandampalayam · Nambiyur | 3,663 | 58% | 3.2 km NW |
| Unjapalayam · Perundurai | 723 | 51% | 4.3 km NW |
| Murungatholuvu · Perundurai | 7,097 | 64% | 6.3 km W |
| Rayapalayam · Erode | 638 | 59% | 6.4 km NW |
| Rayapalayam · Thirumangalam | 880 | 78% | 6.4 km NW |
| Vilakethi · Modakkurichi | 2,238 | 65% | 7.7 km E |
Complete this village · 2/7
Add what you know →- Sarpanch nameWho leads the gram panchayat today
- Panchayat contactA number residents can call
- Pincode
- About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
- A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
- A festival or jatara
- A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur
Notice board · Arachalur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Arachalur
- LGD code
- 933212
- Pincode
- 638101
- Post office
- Arachalur
- Coordinates
- 11.15855°N, 77.69811°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Erode
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Modakkurichi
- Member of Parliament
- K. E. Prakash
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- D.Shanmugan
- Block / Mandal
- Modakkurichi
Getting there
How to reach Arachalur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Chennai352 kmcapital
- Bengaluru202 km
- Hyderabad698 km
- Mumbai1021 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPerundurai13 km
- Bus stopArachalur<1 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Jayarampuram5 km
- ATM / bankkaspapettai cooperative bank12 km
- Petrol pumpSri Sakthi Modern Fuels13 km
- CollegeGovernment Arts and Science College, Kangeyam13 km
- Police stationPolice Station18 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Arachalurunder 1 km
- Health centre
- Government Hospital, Jayarampuram4.8 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Arachalur
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕VenjamakoodalTemple3.2 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 638101
- Attavanai Hanuman PalliModakkurichi mandal4,300 pop
- Mukasi Hanuman PalliModakkurichi mandal4,081 pop
- KongudayampalayamKodumudi mandal2,490 pop
- Arachalur BModakkurichi mandal
- Arachalur CModakkurichi mandal
- Attavanai Anumanpalli BModakkurichi mandal
- Mukasi Anumanpalli BModakkurichi mandal
- NallagoundampalayamErode mandal
- VadugapattiModakkurichi mandal
Villages near Arachalur
Other villages in Modakkurichi mandal
View all 49+ →- Pudur
- Nanjaiuthukuli
- Thuyyampoondurai
- Punjailakkapuram
- Punjai Kalamangalam
- Elumathur
- Modavandi Sathyamangalam
- Attavanai Hanuman Palli
- Injampalli
- Mukasi Hanuman Palli
- Velampalayam
- Kagam
- Punduraisemur
- Kanagapuram
- Kulavilakku
- Palamangalam
- Vilakethi
- Avalpoondurai
- Nanjaikalamangalam
- Kangayampalayam
- Ellaikadai
- Thanathampalayam
- Velampalayam
- Nanjailakkapuram
- Sathambur
- Arachalur B
- Arachalur C
- Attavanai Anumanpalli B
- Aval Poondurai B
- Aval Poondurai C
- Elumathur B
- Injampalli B
- Kanagapuram B
- Kaspapettai B
- Kulavilakku B
- Kurukkapalayam
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-06
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)