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About Maruthanapalli Village

Maruthanapalli is a large village in Hosur tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,816, made up of 2,532 males and 2,284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1208.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maruthanapalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maruthanapalli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Hosur
Pincode 635117
Area (hectares) 1208.71 hectares
Population 4,816
Male Population 2,532
Female Population 2,284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maruthanapalli compares

By the 2011 count Maruthanapalli is the 13th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 1208.71 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Maruthanapalli

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

Maruthanapalli lies about 27 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Rayakkottai, about 18 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 Maruthanapalli
Nearest railway station Rayakkottai 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosur 22 km
Nearest town Hosūr 22 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 27 km

Villages closest to Maruthanapalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maruthanapalli village had a population of 4,816. That makes it the 13th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Maruthanapalli village has 2,532 males and 2,284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maruthanapalli has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Maruthanapalli is 635117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maruthanapalli covers 1208.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maruthanapalli falls under Hosur tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Maruthanapalli is Rayakkottai, about 18 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 Maruthanapalli.

Maruthanapalli is about 27 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maruthanapalli is in Hosur tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Rayakkottai is about 18 km away. Hosur is about 22 km away. Hosūr is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marandapalli (under 2 km), Toddur (under 2 km) and Nanjapuram (1.8 km).

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

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