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{{More citations needed|date=February 2020}}{{Infobox settlement
| name = Arakkonam
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| settlement_type = Railway Town
| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|13|04|40|N|79|40|00|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagu|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ranipet district]]
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| government_type = First Grade Municipality
| governing_body = Arakkonam Municipality
| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 9.06
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| population_total = around 2 lakhs
| population_as_of = 2018
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 631001 to 631006
| registration_plate = TN-73Z
| website = {{URL|http://www.arakkonam.info}}
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'''Arakkonam''' ({{IPA-ta|aɾakkoːɳam|lang}}) is a [[railway town]] in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]], with a population of 78,395 per the census 2011. It is in the newly created [[Ranipet district]], about {{convert|54|km|mi}} from [[Ranipet]] headquarters and about {{convert|69|km|mi}} from the state capital of [[Chennai]]. It is in the suburban area of Chennai.

Arakkonam is one of the hottest towns in India, where the temperature can exceed 43 °C (110 °F) for several peak days in summer. The name 'Arakkonam' was derived from the word "Arunthamizhkundram" also later called "Aarukonam", meaning '[[hexagon]]' which connects six important places around.{{cn|date=July 2021}}

==History==
The ancient name of the town was "''Arumthamizh kundram''" ("''Arumtamil kunram''") which is believed to have been derived from the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] words ''aaru konam'' meaning "six angles" or [[hexagon]], based on the fact that six important places exist on the town's six sides, namely [[Kanchipuram]], [[Thakkolam]], [[Manavur]], [[Thiruvalangadu]], [[Thiruttani]] and [[Sholinghur]].{{cn|date=July 2021}}

Arakkonam Junction<ref>[http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/arakkonam-junction-ajj/428 AJJ]</ref> is one of the oldest junctions in the country connecting with major cities such as [[Bangalore]], [[Mumbai]], [[Goa]], [[Vijayawada]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Tirupati]], [[Mangalore]], [[Kochi]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram]].

==Municipality==
The Arakkonam Municipality was constituted as a 3rd Grade Municipality on 01.10.1958 and upgraded to a 2nd Grade Municipality on 1.5.1974 and has been a 1st Grade Municipality from 17.4.1984. The area of the municipality is {{cvt|9.06|km2}}. Arakkonam is a part of the assembly and parliamentary constituencies of the same name. This municipality contains 36 wards.

==Urban infrastructure==
[[Arakkonam Junction railway station]] is one of the largest railway junction in Tamilnadu. It strategically located at the intersection of the [[Chennai–Bangalore line]] and the [[Guntakal–Chennai line]], which is part of Mumbai–Chennai line. The town has one of the biggest workshops for Southern Railway, known as the 'Engineering Workshop' (EWS) which has many employees serving the Indian Railways in various process related with fabrication and processing of various metal components for the railways. Most of the machines in these workshops are a century old and some of them are working. It also has an electric locomotive shed, '[[Electric Loco Shed, Arakkonam]]' (ELS).<ref>http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,372,456 ELS</ref> [[WAG-5 HA]], [[WAP-4]] and WAG-9 locomotives are maintained here. Suburban electric train facility is also available towards Chennai. The second-biggest [[Food Corporation of India]] (FCI) [[godown]] is located at Arakkonam in Tamil Nadu. It is used to store all types of food grains for a long periods. Transport is also available by road to all major cities and towns.

The runway at [[INS Rajali]], a naval air force of the [[Indian Navy]] in Arakkonam is 4,500 metres in length, making it the second-longest air force runway in the Indian Subcontinent. It is also Asia's second-biggest Naval Training Centre.

Other industries include [[MRF Tyres]], [[Ramco Cements|Ramco Industries]] and [[UltraTech Cement]].

Many official buildings in Arakkonam were built during the British era. An underpass beneath the railway connects Arakkonam and Kanchipuram and is one of the city's oldest structures. It was built with lime mortar and stones.

==Demographics==
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According to [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Arakonam had a population of 78,395 with a sex-ratio of 1,020 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.<ref name="dashboard">{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> A total of 7,727 were under the age of six, constituting 3,995 males and 3,732 females. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 27.1% and 1.11% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 81.81%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.<ref name="dashboard"/> The town had a total of 19507 households. There were a total of 26,029 workers, comprising 80 cultivators, 206 main agricultural labourers, 674 in house hold industries, 21,857 other workers, 3,212 marginal workers, 42 marginal cultivators, 33 marginal agricultural labourers, 156 marginal workers in household industries and 2,981 other marginal workers.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Arakonam|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=674943|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> As per the religious census of 2011, Arakonam had 81.22% [[Hindus]], 9.83% [[Muslims]], 7.95% [[Christians]], 0.04% [[Sikhs]], 0.03% [[Buddhists]], 0.35% [[Jainism|Jains]], 0.58% following other religions and 0.01% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.<ref name=religion2011>{{cite web|title=Population By Religious Community – Tamil Nadu|year=2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|format=XLS|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|access-date=13 September 2015}}</ref>

==Politics==
[[Arakkonam (State Assembly Constituency)]] is part of the [[Arakkonam (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|title=List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
|access-date=2008-10-08
|work=Tamil Nadu
|publisher=Election Commission of India
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031131000/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
|archive-date=31 October 2008
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> The [[AIDMK]] candidate Mr.S.Ravi, Advocate won the Arakkonam assembly constituency in the 2016 elections. In the parliamentary elections held in 2009, the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] candidate Shri S. Jagathrakshakan was elected MP from this constituency. In the [[2014 Lok Sabha election]], L. Hari Krishnan of AIADMK wrested the seat from the DMK with a margin of over 2,40,000 votes. He polled 493534 votes while the DMK candidate N.R. Elango polled just 252768 votes. Mr. S. Kannadasan of AIADMK won the post of municipality chairman in the 2014 by-election.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/aiadmk-bags-arakkonam-municipal-chairman-post/article6437086.ece AIADMK bags Arakkonam municipal chairman post - TAMIL NADU - The Hindu]</ref> In the 2019 General elections, Dr. S. Jakathrakshagan from Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won against AIADMK Front (from PMK) candidate A.K. Moorthy.

==References==
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{{Chennai - Suburban Railway, South West|Arakkonam Junction|Ichiputhur/Thiruthani|Thakkolam|38|122.71}}
{{Chennai - Suburban Railway, West|Arakkonam Junction|Puliyamangalam|Melpakam|29|68.62}}
{{Chennai - Suburban Railway, West North|Arakkonam Junction|Puliyamangalam|Tiruttani|29|68.62}}
{{Chennai - Suburban Railway, West South|Arakkonam Junction|Puliyamangalam|Melpakam|29|68.62}}

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