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About Maranadu Village

Maranadu is a mid sized village in Manamadurai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,358, made up of 660 males and 698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 807.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maranadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maranadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Manamadurai
Pincode 630610
Area (hectares) 807.24 hectares
Population 1,358
Male Population 660
Female Population 698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maranadu compares

By the 2011 count Maranadu is the 45th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents. Its 807.24 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 990.

Getting to Maranadu

Maranadu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Maranadu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maranadu from other places

Maranadu lies about 20 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Tiruppachetti, about 3.6 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 Maranadu
Nearest railway station Tiruppachetti 3.6 km
Nearest town Tiruppuvanam 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Manamadurai 17 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 20 km

Villages closest to Maranadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maranadu village had a population of 1,358. That makes it the 45th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents.

Maranadu village has 660 males and 698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maranadu has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Maranadu is 630610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maranadu covers 807.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maranadu falls under Manamadurai tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Maranadu is Tiruppachetti, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maranadu.

Maranadu is about 20 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maranadu is in Manamadurai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Tiruppachetti is about 3.6 km away. Tiruppuvanam is about 12 km away. Manamadurai is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saluppanodai (1.9 km), Sullangudi (2.5 km) and Vellikurichi (3.8 km).

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

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