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About Marathurai Village

Marathurai is a large village in Thiruvidaimarudur tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,131, made up of 1,082 males and 1,049 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marathurai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marathurai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Thiruvidaimarudur
Pincode 609204
Area (hectares) 424.9 hectares
Population 2,131
Male Population 1,082
Female Population 1,049
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marathurai compares

By the 2011 count Marathurai is the 31st largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,330 residents. Its 424.9 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Marathurai

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

Marathurai lies about 7.6 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Titte, about 3.7 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 Marathurai
Nearest railway station Titte 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Thiruvidaimarudur 7.6 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 7.6 km

Villages closest to Marathurai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marathurai village had a population of 2,131. That makes it the 31st largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,330 residents.

Marathurai village has 1,082 males and 1,049 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marathurai has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Marathurai is 609204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marathurai covers 424.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marathurai falls under Thiruvidaimarudur tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Marathurai is Titte, about 3.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Marathurai.

Marathurai is about 7.6 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marathurai is in Thiruvidaimarudur tehsil of Thanjavur district. Titte is about 3.7 km away. Thiruvidaimarudur is about 7.6 km away. Thanjavur is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thirumangalagudi (under 2 km), Sathanur (under 2 km) and Keelamanakudi (under 2 km).

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

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