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About Surappatti Village

Surappatti is a mid sized village in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,769, made up of 856 males and 913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surappatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surappatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Melur
Pincode 625103
Area (hectares) 322.3 hectares
Population 1,769
Male Population 856
Female Population 913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surappatti compares

By the 2011 count Surappatti is the 49th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 322.3 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Surappatti

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

Surappatti lies about 52 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Vaiyampatti, about 28 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 Surappatti
Nearest town Natham 19 km
Nearest railway station Vaiyampatti 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Melur 30 km
District headquarters Madurai 52 km

Villages closest to Surappatti

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 Surappatti

As per the Census of India 2011, Surappatti village had a population of 1,769. That makes it the 49th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Surappatti village has 856 males and 913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surappatti has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Surappatti is 625103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surappatti covers 322.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Surappatti is Vaiyampatti, about 28 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 Surappatti.

Surappatti is about 52 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surappatti is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Natham is about 19 km away. Vaiyampatti is about 28 km away. Melur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ayuthapatti (1.9 km), Tondilingapuram (5.6 km) and Silambakkonepatti (5.6 km).

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

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