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About Marudur Village

Marudur is a small village in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 96 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marudur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marudur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Melur
Pincode 625122
Area (hectares) 308.64 hectares
Population 182
Male Population 96
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marudur compares

By the 2011 count Marudur is the 76th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 308.64 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Marudur

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

Marudur lies about 18 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 14 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 Marudur
Tehsil headquarters Melur 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Silaiman 14 km
District headquarters Madurai 18 km

Villages closest to Marudur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marudur village had a population of 182. That makes it the 76th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Marudur village has 96 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marudur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Marudur is 625122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marudur covers 308.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marudur falls under Melur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Marudur is Silaiman, about 14 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 km distance for Marudur.

Marudur is about 18 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marudur is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Melur is about 9.9 km away. Silaiman is about 14 km away. Madurai is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Urukalpuliyankulam (under 2 km), Kilavikulam (under 2 km) and Mukkampatti (2.7 km).

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

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