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About Marudur Therku Village

Marudur Therku is a large village in Vedaranyam tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,350, made up of 2,180 males and 2,170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 784.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614714, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marudur Therku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marudur Therku village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Vedaranyam
Pincode 614714
Area (hectares) 784.95 hectares
Population 4,350
Male Population 2,180
Female Population 2,170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marudur Therku compares

By the 2011 count Marudur Therku is the 15th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,596 residents. Its 784.95 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Marudur Therku

Marudur Therku is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marudur Therku 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 Marudur Therku from other places

Marudur Therku lies about 21 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Velankanni, about 12 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 Marudur Therku
Nearest railway station Velankanni 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Vedaranyam 21 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 21 km

Villages closest to Marudur Therku

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.

Common questions about Marudur Therku

As per the Census of India 2011, Marudur Therku village had a population of 4,350. That makes it the 15th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,596 residents.

Marudur Therku village has 2,180 males and 2,170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marudur Therku has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Marudur Therku is 614714. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marudur Therku covers 784.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marudur Therku falls under Vedaranyam tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Marudur Therku is Velankanni, about 12 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 Marudur Therku.

Marudur Therku is about 21 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marudur Therku is in Vedaranyam tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Velankanni is about 12 km away. Vedaranyam is about 21 km away. Nagapattinam is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kovilpathu (4.1 km), Marudur Vadakku (4.6 km) and Vellapallam (6.4 km).

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

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