About Maharajapuram Village

Maharajapuram is a mid sized village in Vedaranyam tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 875, made up of 435 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 695.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614711, 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	Vedaranyam
Pincode	614711
Area (hectares)	695.52 hectares
Population	875
Male Population	435
Female Population	440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maharajapuram compares

By the 2011 count Maharajapuram is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,596 residents. Its 695.52 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Maharajapuram

Maharajapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 - 10 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 29 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Peralam Junction, about 1.5 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	Peralam Junction	1.5 km
Nearest town	Mayiladuthurai	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vedaranyam	29 km
District headquarters	Nagapattinam	29 km

Villages closest to Maharajapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharajapuram village had a population of 875. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,596 residents.

Maharajapuram village has 435 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharajapuram has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Maharajapuram is 614711. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maharajapuram covers 695.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Maharajapuram is Peralam Junction, about 1.5 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 Maharajapuram.

Maharajapuram is about 29 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 Vedaranyam tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Peralam Junction is about 1.5 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 18 km away. Vedaranyam is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.