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About Maruvathur Village

Maruvathur is a mid sized village in Valangaiman tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 889, made up of 426 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maruvathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maruvathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Valangaiman
Pincode 612802
Area (hectares) 397.81 hectares
Population 889
Male Population 426
Female Population 463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maruvathur compares

By the 2011 count Maruvathur is the 46th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents. Its 397.81 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Maruvathur

Maruvathur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maruvathur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maruvathur from other places

Maruvathur lies about 32 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Koyilvenni, about 8.8 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 Maruvathur
Tehsil headquarters Valangaiman 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Koyilvenni 8.8 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 13 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 32 km

Villages closest to Maruvathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maruvathur village had a population of 889. That makes it the 46th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents.

Maruvathur village has 426 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maruvathur has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Maruvathur is 612802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maruvathur covers 397.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maruvathur falls under Valangaiman tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Maruvathur is Koyilvenni, about 8.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Maruvathur.

Maruvathur is about 32 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maruvathur is in Valangaiman tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Valangaiman is about 5.8 km away. Koyilvenni is about 8.8 km away. Kumbakonam is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Inamkiliyur (under 2 km), Kiliyur (under 2 km) and Therkkupattam (1.7 km).

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

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