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About Mararikkulam North Village

Mararikkulam North is one of the larger villages in Cherthala tehsil, in the district of Alappuzha, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31,322, made up of 15,257 males and 16,065 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1726 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 688523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mararikkulam North Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mararikkulam North village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Alappuzha
Tehsil Cherthala
Pincode 688523
Area (hectares) 1726 hectares
Population 31,322
Male Population 15,257
Female Population 16,065
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mararikkulam North compares

By the 2011 count Mararikkulam North is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 24,206 residents. Its 1726 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Mararikkulam North

Mararikkulam North is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mararikkulam North as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mararikkulam North from other places

Mararikkulam North lies about 12 km from Alappuzha, and the nearest railway station is Mararikulam, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mararikkulam North
Nearest railway station Mararikulam under 2 km
Nearest town Kalavoor 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Cherthala 9.5 km
District headquarters Alappuzha 12 km

Villages closest to Mararikkulam North

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Cherthala tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Mararikkulam North

As per the Census of India 2011, Mararikkulam North village had a population of 31,322. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 24,206 residents.

Mararikkulam North village has 15,257 males and 16,065 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mararikkulam North has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Mararikkulam North is 688523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mararikkulam North covers 1726 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mararikkulam North falls under Cherthala tehsil of Alappuzha district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Mararikkulam North is Mararikulam, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mararikkulam North.

Mararikkulam North is about 12 km from Alappuzha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mararikkulam North is in Cherthala tehsil of Alappuzha district. Mararikulam is about under 2 km away. Kalavoor is about 3.8 km away. Cherthala is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanjikkuzhi (2.3 km), Muhamma (5.1 km) and Cherthala South (5.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mararikkulam North today is likely to be higher.

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