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About Marudampallam Village

Marudampallam is a large village in Tharangambadi tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,002, made up of 1,479 males and 1,523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marudampallam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marudampallam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Tharangambadi
Pincode 609301
Area (hectares) 501.61 hectares
Population 3,002
Male Population 1,479
Female Population 1,523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marudampallam compares

By the 2011 count Marudampallam is the 29th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 501.61 hectares work out to about 6.0 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 1030.

Getting to Marudampallam

Marudampallam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marudampallam 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marudampallam from other places

Marudampallam lies about 38 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Vithisvarankol, about 18 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 Marudampallam
Tehsil headquarters Tharangambadi 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Vithisvarankol 18 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 38 km

Villages closest to Marudampallam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marudampallam village had a population of 3,002. That makes it the 29th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Marudampallam village has 1,479 males and 1,523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marudampallam has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Marudampallam is 609301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marudampallam covers 501.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marudampallam falls under Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Marudampallam is Vithisvarankol, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Marudampallam.

Marudampallam is about 38 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marudampallam is in Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Tharangambadi is about 9.0 km away. Vithisvarankol is about 18 km away. Nagapattinam is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalamanallur (2.2 km), Kildangal (2.5 km) and Mamakudi (3.0 km).

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

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