About Mathakkarai Village

Mathakkarai is a mid sized village in Peraiyur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,286, made up of 619 males and 667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 769.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathakkarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathakkarai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Peraiyur
Pincode	625703
Area (hectares)	769.88 hectares
Population	1,286
Male Population	619
Female Population	667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,078
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathakkarai compares

By the 2011 count Mathakkarai is the 48th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,337 residents. Its 769.88 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Mathakkarai

Mathakkarai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mathakkarai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Mathakkarai from other places

Mathakkarai lies about 38 km from Madurai. 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 Mathakkarai
Nearest town	Usilampatti	1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Peraiyur	26 km
District headquarters	Madurai	38 km

Villages closest to Mathakkarai

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

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Common questions about Mathakkarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathakkarai village had a population of 1,286. That makes it the 48th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,337 residents.

Mathakkarai village has 619 males and 667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathakkarai has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Mathakkarai is 625703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathakkarai covers 769.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mathakkarai falls under Peraiyur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Mathakkarai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mathakkarai.

Mathakkarai is about 38 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathakkarai is in Peraiyur tehsil of Madurai district. Usilampatti is about 1.5 km away. Peraiyur is about 26 km away. Madurai is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.