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About Surakkundu Village

Surakkundu is a large village in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,198, made up of 1,635 males and 1,563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surakkundu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surakkundu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Melur
Pincode 625106
Area (hectares) 572.57 hectares
Population 3,198
Male Population 1,635
Female Population 1,563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surakkundu compares

By the 2011 count Surakkundu is the 33rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 572.57 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Surakkundu

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

Surakkundu lies about 25 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 22 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 Surakkundu
Tehsil headquarters Melur 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Silaiman 22 km
District headquarters Madurai 25 km

Villages closest to Surakkundu

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 Surakkundu

As per the Census of India 2011, Surakkundu village had a population of 3,198. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Surakkundu village has 1,635 males and 1,563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surakkundu has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Surakkundu is 625106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surakkundu covers 572.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Surakkundu is Silaiman, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Surakkundu.

Surakkundu is about 25 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surakkundu is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Melur is about 2.6 km away. Silaiman is about 22 km away. Madurai is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kallampatti (under 2 km), Pudusukkampatti (1.8 km) and Arasappanpatti (2.3 km).

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

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