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About Meenakshipuram Village

Meenakshipuram is a large village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,046, made up of 1,053 males and 993 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 887.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meenakshipuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meenakshipuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625301
Area (hectares) 887.53 hectares
Population 2,046
Male Population 1,053
Female Population 993
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meenakshipuram compares

By the 2011 count Meenakshipuram is the 24th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 887.53 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 983.

Getting to Meenakshipuram

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

How far is Meenakshipuram from other places

Meenakshipuram lies about 22 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Sivarakottai, about 13 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 Meenakshipuram
Nearest railway station Sivarakottai 13 km
Nearest town Tirumangalam 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 22 km
District headquarters Madurai 22 km

Villages closest to Meenakshipuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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 Meenakshipuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Meenakshipuram village had a population of 2,046. That makes it the 24th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Meenakshipuram village has 1,053 males and 993 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meenakshipuram has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Meenakshipuram is 625301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meenakshipuram covers 887.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meenakshipuram falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Meenakshipuram is Sivarakottai, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Meenakshipuram.

Meenakshipuram is about 22 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meenakshipuram is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Sivarakottai is about 13 km away. Tirumangalam is about 17 km away. Madurai North 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 Veppangulam (5.8 km), Mangulam (8.5 km) and Thathangulam (8.5 km).

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

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