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About Meikkilarpatti Village

Meikkilarpatti is a large village in Usilampatti tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,407, made up of 1,247 males and 1,160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meikkilarpatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meikkilarpatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Usilampatti
Pincode 625532
Area (hectares) 360.99 hectares
Population 2,407
Male Population 1,247
Female Population 1,160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Meikkilarpatti compares

By the 2011 count Meikkilarpatti is the 25th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,973 residents. Its 360.99 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Meikkilarpatti

The census records public bus service for Meikkilarpatti 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meikkilarpatti from other places

Meikkilarpatti lies about 53 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Andipatti, about 3.3 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 Meikkilarpatti
Nearest railway station Andipatti 3.3 km
Nearest town Āndippatti 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Usilampatti 16 km
District headquarters Madurai 53 km

Villages closest to Meikkilarpatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meikkilarpatti village had a population of 2,407. That makes it the 25th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,973 residents.

Meikkilarpatti village has 1,247 males and 1,160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meikkilarpatti has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Meikkilarpatti is 625532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meikkilarpatti covers 360.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Meikkilarpatti falls under Usilampatti tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Meikkilarpatti is Andipatti, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Meikkilarpatti.

Meikkilarpatti is about 53 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meikkilarpatti is in Usilampatti tehsil of Madurai district. Andipatti is about 3.3 km away. Āndippatti is about 3.7 km away. Usilampatti is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pappapatti (under 2 km), Nakkalapatti (6.7 km) and Sikkampatti (6.7 km).

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

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