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About Maruvathur Village

Maruvathur is one of the larger villages in Thuraiyur tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,572, made up of 2,790 males and 2,782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1258.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621002, 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 Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil Thuraiyur
Pincode 621002
Area (hectares) 1258.54 hectares
Population 5,572
Male Population 2,790
Female Population 2,782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maruvathur compares

By the 2011 count Maruvathur is the 11th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,707 residents. Its 1258.54 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

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 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 Maruvathur from other places

Maruvathur lies about 43 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Perugamani, about 35 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
Nearest town Turaiyūr 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Thuraiyur 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Perugamani 35 km
District headquarters Tiruchirappalli 43 km

Villages closest to Maruvathur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thuraiyur 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 5,572. That makes it the 11th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,707 residents.

Maruvathur village has 2,790 males and 2,782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maruvathur has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Maruvathur is 621002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maruvathur covers 1258.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maruvathur falls under Thuraiyur tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Maruvathur is Perugamani, about 35 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 Maruvathur.

Maruvathur is about 43 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maruvathur is in Thuraiyur tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Turaiyūr is about 5.5 km away. Thuraiyur is about 5.6 km away. Perugamani is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vengadathanur (3.0 km), Sengattupatti (3.5 km) and Sengattupatti Rf (3.5 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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