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About Maruthur Village

Maruthur is a mid sized village in Kulathur tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 274 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maruthur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maruthur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Kulathur
Pincode 622504
Area (hectares) 330.6 hectares
Population 534
Male Population 274
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maruthur compares

By the 2011 count Maruthur is the 66th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,131 residents. Its 330.6 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Maruthur

Maruthur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maruthur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Maruthur from other places

Maruthur lies about 22 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Keeranur, about 3.9 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 Maruthur
Nearest railway station Keeranur 3.9 km
Nearest town Tuvāgudi 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulathur 22 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 22 km

Villages closest to Maruthur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maruthur village had a population of 534. That makes it the 66th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,131 residents.

Maruthur village has 274 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maruthur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Maruthur is 622504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maruthur covers 330.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maruthur falls under Kulathur tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Maruthur is Keeranur, about 3.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maruthur.

Maruthur is about 22 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maruthur is in Kulathur tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Keeranur is about 3.9 km away. Tuvāgudi is about 18 km away. Kulathur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanjur (under 2 km), Mangathevanpatti (1.6 km) and Birahadambalpuram (3.0 km).

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

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