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About Mavathur Village

Mavathur is one of the larger villages in Kadavur tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,706, made up of 3,376 males and 3,330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2493.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mavathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mavathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Karur
Tehsil Kadavur
Pincode 621311
Area (hectares) 2493.3 hectares
Population 6,706
Male Population 3,376
Female Population 3,330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mavathur compares

By the 2011 count Mavathur is the 5th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,993 residents. Its 2493.3 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Mavathur

Mavathur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mavathur 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 Mavathur from other places

Mavathur lies about 34 km from Karur, and the nearest railway station is Palayam.I, about 12 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 Mavathur
Nearest railway station Palayam.I 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadavur 12 km
Nearest town Manapparai 23 km
District headquarters Karur 34 km

Villages closest to Mavathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mavathur village had a population of 6,706. That makes it the 5th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,993 residents.

Mavathur village has 3,376 males and 3,330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mavathur has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Mavathur is 621311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mavathur covers 2493.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mavathur falls under Kadavur tehsil of Karur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mavathur is Palayam.I, about 12 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 Mavathur.

Mavathur is about 34 km from Karur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mavathur is in Kadavur tehsil of Karur district. Palayam.I is about 12 km away. Kadavur is about 12 km away. Manapparai is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keelappaguthi (2.9 km), Melappaguthi (2.9 km) and Palaviduthi (4.9 km).

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

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