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About Mavur Village

Mavur is a mid sized village in Tiruvadanai tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 314 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mavur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mavur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Tiruvadanai
Pincode 623404
Area (hectares) 350.44 hectares
Population 667
Male Population 314
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mavur compares

By the 2011 count Mavur is the 71st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 350.44 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Mavur

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

Mavur lies about 47 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Devakottai Road, about 36 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 Mavur
Tehsil headquarters Tiruvadanai 4.3 km
Nearest town Devakottai 24 km
Nearest railway station Devakottai Road 36 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 47 km

Villages closest to Mavur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mavur village had a population of 667. That makes it the 71st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Mavur village has 314 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mavur has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Mavur is 623404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mavur covers 350.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mavur falls under Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mavur is Devakottai Road, about 36 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mavur.

Mavur is about 47 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mavur is in Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Tiruvadanai is about 4.3 km away. Devakottai is about 24 km away. Devakottai Road is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chittamangalam (under 2 km), Nilamalagiyamangalam (under 2 km) and Kadambakkudi (1.7 km).

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

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