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About Memathur Village

Memathur is a mid sized village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,992, made up of 1,016 males and 976 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 692.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Memathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Memathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 606302
Area (hectares) 692.37 hectares
Population 1,992
Male Population 1,016
Female Population 976
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Memathur compares

By the 2011 count Memathur is the 62nd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 692.37 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Memathur

Memathur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Memathur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Memathur from other places

Memathur lies about 62 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Mukhasa Parur, 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 Memathur
Nearest railway station Mukhasa Parur under 2 km
Nearest town Vriddhāchalam 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 12 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 62 km

Villages closest to Memathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Memathur village had a population of 1,992. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Memathur village has 1,016 males and 976 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Memathur has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Memathur is 606302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Memathur covers 692.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Memathur falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Memathur is Mukhasa Parur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Memathur.

Memathur is about 62 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Memathur is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Mukhasa Parur is about under 2 km away. Vriddhāchalam is about 12 km away. Virudhachalam is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinnaparur (1.9 km), Vannathur (2.6 km) and Chittur (3.1 km).

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

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