About Meenakshipuram Village

Meenakshipuram is a mid sized village in Ettayapuram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,135, made up of 552 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 896.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626205, 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	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Ettayapuram
Pincode	626205
Area (hectares)	896.92 hectares
Population	1,135
Male Population	552
Female Population	583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,056
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Meenakshipuram compares

By the 2011 count Meenakshipuram is the 21st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents. Its 896.92 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1058.

Getting to Meenakshipuram

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

Meenakshipuram lies about 21 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Pandiyapuram, about 4.9 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
Nearest railway station	Pandiyapuram	4.9 km
Nearest town	Milavittan	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ettayapuram	21 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	21 km

Villages closest to Meenakshipuram

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

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Common questions about Meenakshipuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Meenakshipuram village had a population of 1,135. That makes it the 21st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents.

Meenakshipuram village has 552 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meenakshipuram has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1058.

The pincode recorded for Meenakshipuram is 626205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meenakshipuram covers 896.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Meenakshipuram falls under Ettayapuram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Meenakshipuram is Pandiyapuram, about 4.9 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 Meenakshipuram.

Meenakshipuram is about 21 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meenakshipuram is in Ettayapuram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Pandiyapuram is about 4.9 km away. Milavittan is about 15 km away. Ettayapuram is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.