About Marandai Village

Marandai is a large village in Kadaladi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,168, made up of 1,619 males and 1,549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1504.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marandai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marandai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ramanathapuram
Tehsil	Kadaladi
Pincode	623703
Area (hectares)	1504.91 hectares
Population	3,168
Male Population	1,619
Female Population	1,549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marandai compares

By the 2011 count Marandai is the 16th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,262 residents. Its 1504.91 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Marandai

Marandai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marandai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Marandai from other places

Marandai lies about 35 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, about 25 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 Marandai
Tehsil headquarters	Kadaladi	5.5 km
Nearest railway station	Sattirakkudi	25 km
Nearest town	Kilakarai	27 km
District headquarters	Ramanathapuram	35 km

Villages closest to Marandai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marandai village had a population of 3,168. That makes it the 16th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,262 residents.

Marandai village has 1,619 males and 1,549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marandai has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Marandai is 623703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marandai covers 1504.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marandai falls under Kadaladi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Marandai is Sattirakkudi, about 25 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 10+ km distance for Marandai.

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

Marandai is in Kadaladi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Kadaladi is about 5.5 km away. Sattirakkudi is about 25 km away. Kilakarai is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.