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About Meenangudi Village

Meenangudi is a large village in Kadaladi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,491, made up of 1,783 males and 1,708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1312 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meenangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meenangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Kadaladi
Pincode 623703
Area (hectares) 1312 hectares
Population 3,491
Male Population 1,783
Female Population 1,708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meenangudi compares

By the 2011 count Meenangudi is the 12th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,262 residents. Its 1312 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 Meenangudi

Meenangudi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Meenangudi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Meenangudi from other places

Meenangudi lies about 39 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, about 29 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 Meenangudi
Tehsil headquarters Kadaladi 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Sattirakkudi 29 km
Nearest town Kilakarai 30 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 39 km

Villages closest to Meenangudi

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.

Common questions about Meenangudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Meenangudi village had a population of 3,491. That makes it the 12th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,262 residents.

Meenangudi village has 1,783 males and 1,708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meenangudi has about 958 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 Meenangudi is 623703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meenangudi covers 1312 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Meenangudi is Sattirakkudi, about 29 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 <5 km distance for Meenangudi.

Meenangudi is about 39 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meenangudi is in Kadaladi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Kadaladi is about 2.2 km away. Sattirakkudi is about 29 km away. Kilakarai is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadaladi (2.2 km), M Karisalkulam (2.6 km) and T Karisalkulam (2.6 km).

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

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