Ariyankuppam is one of 5 Communes in Pondicherry district in the Indian territory of Puducherry. It is the only commune under Puducherry Taluk. Other communes are under Villianur and Bahour Taluk. Ariyankuppam Commune consists of 2 Census Town2011 Census data Chapter 4 censusindia.gov.in and 9 Panchayat Villages.Ariyankuppam and Manavely are noted as census towns in census 2011.
Ariyankuppam holds two vital tourist spots of Puducherry namely:
Aricamedu, An Archaeological Site Chunnambar Boat House
Commune wards
Ward Number Ward Name Town/Village Area (km2) Population (2011 Census) Jurisdiction Ward Map1 Ariyankuppam (West) Village Arunthathipuram, Tollgate, Nonankuppam 2 Ariyankuppam Town Ariyankuppam 3 Kakkayanthope Village Kakkayanthope, Manjalai, Gaffour Nagar 4 Veerampattinam Village Periya Veerampattinam, Chinna Veerampattinam 5 Manavely Town Manavely, Odavely 6 Thavalakuppam Village Thavalakuppam, Edayarpalayam, Nanamedu 7 Pooranankuppam Village Pooranankuppam 8 Nallavadu Village Nallavadu, Pudukuppam 9 Andiyarpalayam Village Andiyarpalayam, Kasanthittu, Korukamedu, Pillaiyarthittu, Thanampalayam 10 Abishegapakkam Village Abishegapakkam, Theduvarnatham 11 Thimma Nayakan Palayam Village Thimmanayakanpalayam
References
External links Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Government of Puducherry