 Arumbavur is located 26 km towards north from District Headquarters - Perambalur, 13 km from the taluk Veppanthattai and nearly 300 km from the State capital Chennai.According to 2011 census, Arumbavur Town Panchayat covering an area of 22.60 square kilometres had a population of 12,467 with a sex ratio of 1014 females for every 1000 males, much above the national average of 929.Male and Female population counted to 6,191 and 6,276 respectively.