About Memathur Village

Memathur is a large village in Tharangambadi tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,084, made up of 1,509 males and 1,575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 635.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Memathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Memathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nagapattinam
Tehsil	Tharangambadi
Pincode	609309
Area (hectares)	635.41 hectares
Population	3,084
Male Population	1,509
Female Population	1,575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,044
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Memathur compares

By the 2011 count Memathur is the 28th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 635.41 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 Memathur

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

How far is Memathur from other places

Memathur lies about 32 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Peralam Junction, about 6.9 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 Memathur
Nearest railway station	Peralam Junction	6.9 km
Nearest town	Mayiladuthurai	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tharangambadi	17 km
District headquarters	Nagapattinam	32 km

Villages closest to Memathur

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.

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Common questions about Memathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Memathur village had a population of 3,084. That makes it the 28th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Memathur village has 1,509 males and 1,575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Memathur has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Memathur is 609309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Memathur covers 635.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Memathur is Peralam Junction, about 6.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Memathur.

Memathur is about 32 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Memathur is in Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Peralam Junction is about 6.9 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 12 km away. Tharangambadi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.