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About Maligamedu Village

Maligamedu is one of the larger villages in Panruti tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,009, made up of 3,000 males and 3,009 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 608.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maligamedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maligamedu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Panruti
Pincode 607112
Area (hectares) 608.88 hectares
Population 6,009
Male Population 3,000
Female Population 3,009
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maligamedu compares

By the 2011 count Maligamedu is the 12th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,493 residents. Its 608.88 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Maligamedu

Maligamedu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maligamedu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maligamedu from other places

Maligamedu lies about 21 km from Cuddalore. 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 Maligamedu
Tehsil headquarters Panruti 4.0 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 21 km

Villages closest to Maligamedu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maligamedu village had a population of 6,009. That makes it the 12th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,493 residents.

Maligamedu village has 3,000 males and 3,009 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maligamedu has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Maligamedu is 607112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maligamedu covers 608.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maligamedu falls under Panruti tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Maligamedu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Maligamedu.

Maligamedu is about 21 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maligamedu is in Panruti tehsil of Cuddalore district. Panruti is about 4.0 km away. Cuddalore is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melkavarapattu (2.3 km), Kilarungunam (2.7 km) and Poongunam (2.7 km).

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

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