About Maraikkulam Village

Maraikkulam is a large village in Kamuthi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,764, made up of 1,360 males and 1,404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1115.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maraikkulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maraikkulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ramanathapuram
Tehsil	Kamuthi
Pincode	623605
Area (hectares)	1115.02 hectares
Population	2,764
Male Population	1,360
Female Population	1,404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,032
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maraikkulam compares

By the 2011 count Maraikkulam is the 14th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 1115.02 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Maraikkulam

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

Maraikkulam lies about 54 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Narikkudi, about 18 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 Maraikkulam
Tehsil headquarters	Kamuthi	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Narikkudi	18 km
Nearest town	Aruppukkottai	28 km
District headquarters	Ramanathapuram	54 km

Villages closest to Maraikkulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maraikkulam village had a population of 2,764. That makes it the 14th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Maraikkulam village has 1,360 males and 1,404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maraikkulam has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Maraikkulam is 623605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maraikkulam covers 1115.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maraikkulam falls under Kamuthi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Maraikkulam is Narikkudi, about 18 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 Maraikkulam.

Maraikkulam is about 54 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maraikkulam is in Kamuthi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Kamuthi is about 4.7 km away. Narikkudi is about 18 km away. Aruppukkottai is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.