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About Maravapalayam Village

Maravapalayam is a large village in Kangeyam tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,679, made up of 1,328 males and 1,351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1202.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maravapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maravapalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruppur
Tehsil Kangeyam
Pincode 638701
Area (hectares) 1202.73 hectares
Population 2,679
Male Population 1,328
Female Population 1,351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maravapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Maravapalayam is the 22nd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,171 residents. Its 1202.73 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Maravapalayam

Maravapalayam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maravapalayam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Maravapalayam from other places

Maravapalayam lies about 23 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Vijayamangalam, about 12 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 Maravapalayam
Nearest town Kangayam 10 km
Nearest railway station Vijayamangalam 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kangeyam 23 km
District headquarters Tiruppur 23 km

Villages closest to Maravapalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maravapalayam village had a population of 2,679. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,171 residents.

Maravapalayam village has 1,328 males and 1,351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maravapalayam has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Maravapalayam is 638701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maravapalayam covers 1202.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maravapalayam falls under Kangeyam tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Maravapalayam is Vijayamangalam, about 12 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 km distance for Maravapalayam.

Maravapalayam is about 23 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maravapalayam is in Kangeyam tehsil of Tiruppur district. Kangayam is about 10 km away. Vijayamangalam is about 12 km away. Kangeyam is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naalroad (2.9 km), Keeranur (3.1 km) and Peranjervali (4.1 km).

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

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