Arni, Tamil Nadu

Arni is a town and municipality in Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil NaduArni 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. A new revenue division of the district, headquartered by Arni is announced, recently.GeographyArni is located at on the banks of the Kamandala Naaga river. It has an average elevation of 151m.It is 38km from Vellore and 60km 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 – Arani Road),Arani-Tiruvannamali Road are the major roads connecting Arani. The nearest railway station is "Arni Road" located at Kalambur, which is 10.7 km (6.65 mi) from Arni, located in Arani-Polur RoadA 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, Arani 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.