About Aarani taluk in Arani is a Town in Arani Taluk in Tiruvannamalai District of Tamil Nadu State, Arani

Arani taluk is a taluk of Tiruvannamalai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters is the town of Arani.DemographicsAccording to the 2011 census, the taluk of Arani had a population of 294207 with 146850 males and 147357 females. There were 1003 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 71.68. Child population in the age group below 6 was 14866 Males and 14186 Females.EtymologyHypothesis #1 In olden days Arani was called Aranyam. Aar means Athi tree; such trees once covered the region. In the north of Arani, there was a river, the Kamandala Naga river. These trees and river looked like an ornament; hence the name Arani.Hypothesis #2 The river Kamandala Naga Nathi flows in one side and the Tatchur river flows in other side as ornament (In Tamil literature ornament means "Ani") so Aaru(River) is making Ani(Ornament) hence the name Arani.Hypothesis #3 In Sanskrit Aranyam means 'Forest'. Hence, Derived from Aranyam.HistoryArani was ruled by the Cholas after they defeated the Pallavas. Some of the important Chola kings who ruled out Arani are Kulothunga Cholan I, Vikrama Cholan, and Kulothunga Cholan II.During the rule of the Vijayanagara Kingdom in Arani, the Dasara function was celebrated grandly. In 1640 jagir of Arani was granted to Vedaji Bhaskar Pant a Marathi bramhin. The jagir continued to be headed by the descendents of Bhaskar Pant till the Zamindari Abolition Bill was passed in 1948.Poosi Malai Kuppam is 12 kilometres (7 mi) away from Arani. Thirumalai Saheb built a sophisticated bungalow for his lover, an Anglo-Indian lady, there. During the Nawab period, there was a struggle between the British, French and Nawab Hyder Ali. The victorious British captured Arani. There is also a palace near the town, now used by the Agriculture Department.