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About Muvalur Village

Muvalur is a large village in Mayiladuthurai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,476, made up of 1,743 males and 1,733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muvalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muvalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Mayiladuthurai
Pincode 609806
Area (hectares) 334.41 hectares
Population 3,476
Male Population 1,743
Female Population 1,733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Muvalur compares

By the 2011 count Muvalur is the 14th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents. Its 334.41 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Muvalur

Muvalur 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 Muvalur 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 Muvalur from other places

Muvalur lies about 44 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Mayiladuthurai Junction, about 2.4 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 Muvalur
Nearest railway station Mayiladuthurai Junction 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayiladuthurai 5.4 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 44 km

Villages closest to Muvalur

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 Muvalur

As per the Census of India 2011, Muvalur village had a population of 3,476. That makes it the 14th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents.

Muvalur village has 1,743 males and 1,733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muvalur has about 994 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 1017.

The pincode recorded for Muvalur is 609806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muvalur covers 334.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Muvalur is Mayiladuthurai Junction, about 2.4 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 Muvalur.

Muvalur is about 44 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muvalur is in Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Mayiladuthurai Junction is about 2.4 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 5.4 km away. Nagapattinam is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitharkadu (under 2 km), Maraiyur (2.2 km) and Anaimelagaram (2.3 km).

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

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