Arani, Tiruvannamalai
Aarani | |
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Selection Grade Municipality | |
| Arani | |
Aarani Aarani, Tamil Nadu Aarani Aarani (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°40′17″N 79°16′54″E / 12.671300°N 79.281800°E | |
| country | India |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| District | Thiruvannamalai |
| Region | Tondai Nadu |
| Established | c. 1st millennium CE |
| Named after | Silk & Rice |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituency | Aarani (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| • Member of Lok Sabha constituency | M. S. Tharaniventhan |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | Sevoor. Ramachandran |
| • District Collector | Murugesh IAS |
| Area | |
• Selection Grade Municipality | 13.64 km2 (5.27 sq mi) |
| • Rank | selection grade municipality |
| Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Selection Grade Municipality | 63,671 |
| • Rank | 30 |
| • Metro | 92,375 |
| Language | |
| • Official language | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Indian tuning time) |
| Postal code | 632301, 632314, 632316, 632317, 632318 |
| Phone numbers in India | 04173 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 97 |
| Website | Arani Municipality |
Aarani, officially spelled as Arani or Arni, and also known as Periya Aarani, is a major commercial, industrial and cultural hub and also a divisional headquarter in the Thiruvanamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India.