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About Maharajapuram Village

Maharajapuram is a mid sized village in Mayiladuthurai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,448, made up of 745 males and 703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maharajapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharajapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Mayiladuthurai
Pincode 609203
Area (hectares) 254.77 hectares
Population 1,448
Male Population 745
Female Population 703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maharajapuram compares

By the 2011 count Maharajapuram is the 52nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents. Its 254.77 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Maharajapuram

Maharajapuram is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Maharajapuram 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maharajapuram from other places

Maharajapuram lies about 48 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Narasinganpet, about 2.8 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 Maharajapuram
Nearest railway station Narasinganpet 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayiladuthurai 16 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 48 km

Villages closest to Maharajapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharajapuram village had a population of 1,448. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents.

Maharajapuram village has 745 males and 703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharajapuram has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Maharajapuram is 609203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maharajapuram covers 254.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maharajapuram falls under Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Maharajapuram is Narasinganpet, about 2.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Maharajapuram.

Maharajapuram is about 48 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharajapuram is in Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Narasinganpet is about 2.8 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 16 km away. Nagapattinam is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murugamangalam (7.5 km), Kadalangudi (7.8 km) and Anaimelagaram (8.1 km).

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

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