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About Kadugamarathur Village

Kadugamarathur is a small village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 111 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadugamarathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadugamarathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Yercaud
Pincode 636602
Area (hectares) 60.77 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 111
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
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 Kadugamarathur compares

By the 2011 count Kadugamarathur is the 49th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 60.77 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kadugamarathur

Kadugamarathur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kadugamarathur 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 Kadugamarathur from other places

Kadugamarathur lies about 25 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Lokur, about 8.7 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 Kadugamarathur
Nearest railway station Lokur 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Yercaud 11 km
Nearest town Pallippatti 20 km
District headquarters Salem 25 km

Villages closest to Kadugamarathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadugamarathur village had a population of 224. That makes it the 49th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Kadugamarathur village has 111 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadugamarathur has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kadugamarathur is 636602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kadugamarathur covers 60.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kadugamarathur falls under Yercaud tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kadugamarathur is Lokur, about 8.7 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 Kadugamarathur.

Kadugamarathur is about 25 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadugamarathur is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Lokur is about 8.7 km away. Yercaud is about 11 km away. Pallippatti is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Solur (under 2 km), Periyakkadu (under 2 km) and Mangalam (under 2 km).

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

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