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About Maikkudi Village

Maikkudi is a mid sized village in Thirumangalam tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,382, made up of 701 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 608.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maikkudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maikkudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Thirumangalam
Pincode 625706
Area (hectares) 608.89 hectares
Population 1,382
Male Population 701
Female Population 681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maikkudi compares

By the 2011 count Maikkudi is the 47th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents. Its 608.89 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Maikkudi

Maikkudi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maikkudi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maikkudi from other places

Maikkudi lies about 18 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Tirumangalam, about 5.2 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 Maikkudi
Nearest railway station Tirumangalam 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirumangalam 5.5 km
District headquarters Madurai 18 km

Villages closest to Maikkudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maikkudi village had a population of 1,382. That makes it the 47th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents.

Maikkudi village has 701 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maikkudi has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Maikkudi is 625706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maikkudi covers 608.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maikkudi falls under Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Maikkudi is Tirumangalam, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Maikkudi.

Maikkudi 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.

Maikkudi is in Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district. Tirumangalam is about 5.2 km away. Thirumangalam is about 5.5 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 Puliyakavundanpatti (under 2 km), Mallampatti (1.6 km) and Nedungulam (2.1 km).

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

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