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About Malaipatti Village

Malaipatti is a mid sized village in Ottapidaram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,427, made up of 686 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1198.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628714, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malaipatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malaipatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Ottapidaram
Pincode 628714
Area (hectares) 1198.43 hectares
Population 1,427
Male Population 686
Female Population 741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malaipatti compares

By the 2011 count Malaipatti is the 35th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents. Its 1198.43 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Malaipatti

Malaipatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malaipatti 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malaipatti from other places

Malaipatti lies about 33 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Illavalengal, 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 Malaipatti
Nearest railway station Illavalengal 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ottapidaram 15 km
Nearest town Milavittan 26 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 33 km

Villages closest to Malaipatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malaipatti village had a population of 1,427. That makes it the 35th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents.

Malaipatti village has 686 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malaipatti has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Malaipatti is 628714. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malaipatti covers 1198.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malaipatti falls under Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Malaipatti is Illavalengal, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Malaipatti.

Malaipatti is about 33 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malaipatti is in Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Illavalengal is about 1.8 km away. Ottapidaram is about 15 km away. Milavittan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parivallikkottai (2.3 km), Ilavelangal (3.0 km) and Ottainatham (3.6 km).

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

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