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About Marudhangudy Village

Marudhangudy is a large village in Sirkali tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,286, made up of 1,125 males and 1,161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marudhangudy Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marudhangudy village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Sirkali
Pincode 609116
Area (hectares) 486.42 hectares
Population 2,286
Male Population 1,125
Female Population 1,161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Marudhangudy compares

By the 2011 count Marudhangudy is the 48th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 486.42 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Marudhangudy

Marudhangudy is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marudhangudy as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Marudhangudy from other places

Marudhangudy lies about 54 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Vithisvarankol, about 3.2 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 Marudhangudy
Nearest railway station Vithisvarankol 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirkali 4.3 km
Nearest town Sīrkāzhi 4.3 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 54 km

Villages closest to Marudhangudy

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marudhangudy village had a population of 2,286. That makes it the 48th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Marudhangudy village has 1,125 males and 1,161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marudhangudy has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Marudhangudy is 609116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marudhangudy covers 486.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marudhangudy falls under Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Marudhangudy is Vithisvarankol, about 3.2 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 village for Marudhangudy.

Marudhangudy is about 54 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marudhangudy is in Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Vithisvarankol is about 3.2 km away. Sirkali is about 4.3 km away. Sīrkāzhi is about 4.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nemmeli (under 2 km), Punganur (1.7 km) and Valluvakudi (2.3 km).

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

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