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About Mekkudy Village

Mekkudy is a mid sized village in Srirangam tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,376, made up of 687 males and 689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 639101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mekkudy Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mekkudy village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil Srirangam
Pincode 639101
Area (hectares) 399.44 hectares
Population 1,376
Male Population 687
Female Population 689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
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 Mekkudy compares

By the 2011 count Mekkudy is the 40th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,615 residents. Its 399.44 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Mekkudy

The census records public bus service for Mekkudy 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 Mekkudy from other places

Mekkudy lies about 8.8 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Muttasaranallur, about 2.9 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 Mekkudy
Nearest railway station Muttasaranallur 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Srirangam 7.8 km
District headquarters Tiruchirappalli 8.8 km

Villages closest to Mekkudy

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mekkudy village had a population of 1,376. That makes it the 40th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,615 residents.

Mekkudy village has 687 males and 689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mekkudy has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Mekkudy is 639101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mekkudy covers 399.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mekkudy falls under Srirangam tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mekkudy is Muttasaranallur, about 2.9 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 Mekkudy.

Mekkudy is about 8.8 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mekkudy is in Srirangam tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Muttasaranallur is about 2.9 km away. Srirangam is about 7.8 km away. Tiruchirappalli is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mekkudi (under 2 km), Perur (1.5 km) and Kadiyakurichy (2.0 km).

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

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