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About Tarkakudi Village

Tarkakudi is a small village in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 349, made up of 171 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarkakudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarkakudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Melur
Pincode 625103
Area (hectares) 59.33 hectares
Population 349
Male Population 171
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarkakudi compares

By the 2011 count Tarkakudi is the 72nd 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 59.33 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 Tarkakudi

Tarkakudi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tarkakudi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Tarkakudi from other places

Tarkakudi lies about 41 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kalpattichatram, about 38 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 Tarkakudi
Nearest town Natham 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Melur 19 km
Nearest railway station Kalpattichatram 38 km
District headquarters Madurai 41 km

Villages closest to Tarkakudi

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 Tarkakudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarkakudi village had a population of 349. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Tarkakudi village has 171 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarkakudi has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

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

Tarkakudi covers 59.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Tarkakudi is Kalpattichatram, about 38 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 <5 km distance for Tarkakudi.

Tarkakudi is about 41 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarkakudi is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Natham is about 15 km away. Melur is about 19 km away. Kalpattichatram is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ayyapatti (1.5 km), Ayanpandangudi (1.6 km) and Pandangudi (1.6 km).

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

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