About Merpanaikadu Village

Merpanaikadu is one of the larger villages in Aranthangi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,759, made up of 3,179 males and 3,580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 940.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614624, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Merpanaikadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merpanaikadu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Pudukkottai
Tehsil	Aranthangi
Pincode	614624
Area (hectares)	940.63 hectares
Population	6,759
Male Population	3,179
Female Population	3,580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,126
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Merpanaikadu compares

By the 2011 count Merpanaikadu is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents. Its 940.63 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Merpanaikadu

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

Merpanaikadu lies about 35 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Ayingudi, about 5.5 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 Merpanaikadu
Nearest railway station	Ayingudi	5.5 km
Nearest town	Peravurani	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Aranthangi	35 km
District headquarters	Pudukkottai	35 km

Villages closest to Merpanaikadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Merpanaikadu village had a population of 6,759. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents.

Merpanaikadu village has 3,179 males and 3,580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merpanaikadu has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Merpanaikadu is 614624. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Merpanaikadu covers 940.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Merpanaikadu falls under Aranthangi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Merpanaikadu is Ayingudi, about 5.5 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 Merpanaikadu.

Merpanaikadu is about 35 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Merpanaikadu is in Aranthangi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Ayingudi is about 5.5 km away. Peravurani is about 10 km away. Aranthangi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.