About Maruthonkara Village

Maruthonkara is one of the larger villages in Vadakara tehsil, in the district of Kozhikode, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23,487, made up of 11,306 males and 12,181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2991 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 673513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maruthonkara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maruthonkara village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kozhikode
Tehsil	Vadakara
Pincode	673513
Area (hectares)	2991 hectares
Population	23,487
Male Population	11,306
Female Population	12,181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,077
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maruthonkara compares

By the 2011 count Maruthonkara is the 6th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 20,004 residents. Its 2991 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Maruthonkara

Maruthonkara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maruthonkara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maruthonkara from other places

Maruthonkara lies about 44 km from Kozhikode, and the nearest railway station is Iringal, about 22 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 Maruthonkara
Nearest town	Āyanchēri	12 km
Nearest railway station	Iringal	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vadakara	23 km
District headquarters	Kozhikode	44 km

Villages closest to Maruthonkara

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

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Common questions about Maruthonkara

As per the Census of India 2011, Maruthonkara village had a population of 23,487. That makes it the 6th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 20,004 residents.

Maruthonkara village has 11,306 males and 12,181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maruthonkara has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Maruthonkara is 673513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maruthonkara covers 2991 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maruthonkara falls under Vadakara tehsil of Kozhikode district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Maruthonkara is Iringal, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Maruthonkara is about 44 km from Kozhikode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maruthonkara is in Vadakara tehsil of Kozhikode district. Āyanchēri is about 12 km away. Iringal is about 22 km away. Vadakara is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.