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About Maruthuvakkudi Village

Maruthuvakkudi is a mid sized village in Papanasam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 795, made up of 407 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maruthuvakkudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maruthuvakkudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Papanasam
Pincode 612303
Area (hectares) 160.53 hectares
Population 795
Male Population 407
Female Population 388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maruthuvakkudi compares

By the 2011 count Maruthuvakkudi is the 85th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents. Its 160.53 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Maruthuvakkudi

Maruthuvakkudi 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 Maruthuvakkudi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maruthuvakkudi from other places

Maruthuvakkudi lies about 49 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Punthottam, about 10 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 Maruthuvakkudi
Nearest railway station Punthottam 10 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Papanasam 32 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 49 km

Villages closest to Maruthuvakkudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maruthuvakkudi village had a population of 795. That makes it the 85th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents.

Maruthuvakkudi village has 407 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maruthuvakkudi has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Maruthuvakkudi is 612303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maruthuvakkudi covers 160.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maruthuvakkudi falls under Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Maruthuvakkudi is Punthottam, about 10 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 village for Maruthuvakkudi.

Maruthuvakkudi is about 49 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maruthuvakkudi is in Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Punthottam is about 10 km away. Kumbakonam is about 19 km away. Papanasam is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karumudukku Thattimal Padugai (3.3 km), Valathur (9.3 km) and Ganapathiagraharam Ii (9.8 km).

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

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