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About Maharajapuram Village

Maharajapuram is a mid sized village in Nannilam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,363, made up of 709 males and 654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maharajapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharajapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Nannilam
Pincode 609503
Area (hectares) 288.28 hectares
Population 1,363
Male Population 709
Female Population 654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maharajapuram compares

By the 2011 count Maharajapuram is the 39th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,703 residents. Its 288.28 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 993.

Getting to Maharajapuram

The census records public bus service for Maharajapuram 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maharajapuram from other places

Maharajapuram lies about 19 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Punthottam, about 1.8 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 Maharajapuram
Nearest railway station Punthottam 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nannilam 8.2 km
Nearest town Mayiladuthurai 18 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 19 km

Villages closest to Maharajapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharajapuram village had a population of 1,363. That makes it the 39th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,703 residents.

Maharajapuram village has 709 males and 654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharajapuram has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Maharajapuram is 609503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maharajapuram covers 288.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maharajapuram falls under Nannilam tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Maharajapuram is Punthottam, about 1.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maharajapuram.

Maharajapuram is about 19 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharajapuram is in Nannilam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Punthottam is about 1.8 km away. Nannilam is about 8.2 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuttanur (under 2 km), Koothanur (under 2 km) and Tirumichchiyur (2.1 km).

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

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