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About Meenakshipuram Village

Meenakshipuram is a mid sized village in Bodinayakanur tehsil, in the district of Theni, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,938, made up of 1,012 males and 926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 795.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625582, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meenakshipuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meenakshipuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Theni
Tehsil Bodinayakanur
Pincode 625582
Area (hectares) 795.16 hectares
Population 1,938
Male Population 1,012
Female Population 926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Meenakshipuram compares

By the 2011 count Meenakshipuram is the 8th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,885 residents. Its 795.16 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Meenakshipuram

Meenakshipuram 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 Meenakshipuram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Meenakshipuram from other places

Meenakshipuram lies about 12 km from Theni, and the nearest railway station is Bodinayakkanur, about 4.1 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 Meenakshipuram
Tehsil headquarters Bodinayakanur 3.2 km
Nearest town Bodināyakkanūr 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Bodinayakkanur 4.1 km
District headquarters Theni 12 km

Villages closest to Meenakshipuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meenakshipuram village had a population of 1,938. That makes it the 8th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,885 residents.

Meenakshipuram village has 1,012 males and 926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meenakshipuram has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Meenakshipuram is 625582. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meenakshipuram covers 795.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meenakshipuram falls under Bodinayakanur tehsil of Theni district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Meenakshipuram is Bodinayakkanur, about 4.1 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 km distance for Meenakshipuram.

Meenakshipuram is about 12 km from Theni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meenakshipuram is in Bodinayakanur tehsil of Theni district. Bodinayakanur is about 3.2 km away. Bodināyakkanūr is about 3.2 km away. Bodinayakkanur is about 4.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ammapatti (2.0 km), Bodinayackanur (3.2 km) and Dombucheri (4.1 km).

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

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