Arachalur is a panchayat town in Erode district

Erode District

Erode District is a western district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India, with Erode as its headquarters. Until the year 1996, Erode district was called as Periyar District....

  in the state of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

, India

India

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. It is located 25 miles from Erode

Erode

Erode is a city, a municipal corporation and the headquarters of Erode district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It is situated at the center of the South Indian Peninsula, about southwest from the state capital Chennai and on the banks of the rivers Cauvery and Bhavani, between 11° 19.5"...

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Good villages

Elevanatham is the first good village in the list.Its nearbye of 8 km from arachalur.

Demographics
India census

Census

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, Arachalur had a population of 12,313. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Arachalur has an average literacy rate of 59.4%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 57% of the males and 43% of females literate. 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.

There is one arts and science college for women: Navarasam Arts and Science college. The Government Higher Secondary School placed in first rank in the Erode district in academic category.
Arachalai Amman Temple
( Padai Vettum Pathrakali )
This temple was also built by O.S.Duraiswamy Gounder.This festival comes in April-May months to bring Joy and wealth to the people of this village. The festival has the famous Pookuli, manjal neerattu, temple car and other common functions.