adu , ▁India . ▁The ▁A ran i ▁city ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁ 3 3 ▁w ards ▁for ▁which ▁elections ▁are ▁held ▁every ▁ 5 ▁years . ▁The ▁A ran i ▁Municip ality ▁has ▁population ▁of ▁ 9 2 3 7 5 ▁of ▁which ▁ 4 5 , 1 8 7 ▁are ▁males ▁while ▁ 4 7 1 8 8 ▁are ▁females ▁as ▁per ▁report ▁released ▁by ▁Census ▁India ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Population ▁of ▁Children ▁with ▁age ▁of ▁ 0 - 6 ▁is ▁ 6 3 4 6 ▁which ▁is ▁ 9 . 9 7 % ▁of ▁total ▁population ▁of ▁A ran i ▁( M ). ▁In ▁A ran i ▁Municip ality , ▁Fem ale ▁Sex ▁Rat io ▁is ▁of ▁ 1 0 3 6 ▁against ▁state ▁average ▁of ▁ 9 9 6 . ▁Moreover , ▁Child ▁Sex ▁Rat io ▁in ▁A ran i ▁is ▁around ▁ 9 8 3 ▁compared ▁to ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁state ▁average ▁of ▁ 9 4 3 . ▁Liter acy ▁rate ▁of ▁A ran i ▁city ▁is ▁ 8 5 . 4 1 % ▁higher ▁than ▁state ▁average ▁of ▁ 8 0 . 0 9 %. ▁In ▁A ran i , ▁Male ▁liter acy ▁is ▁around ▁ 9 1 . 6 2 % ▁while ▁female ▁liter acy ▁rate ▁is ▁ 7 9 . 4 5 %. ▁ ▁A ran i ▁Municip ality ▁has ▁total ▁administration ▁over ▁ 2 4 , 8 8 9 ▁houses ▁to ▁which ▁it ▁supplies ▁basic ▁amen ities ▁like ▁water