About Marakkunam Village

Marakkunam is a mid sized village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 759, made up of 369 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marakkunam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marakkunam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Vandavasi
Pincode	632313
Area (hectares)	287.82 hectares
Population	759
Male Population	369
Female Population	390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,057
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 30 km distance

How Marakkunam compares

By the 2011 count Marakkunam is the 156th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 287.82 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Marakkunam

Marakkunam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Marakkunam 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 30 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marakkunam from other places

Marakkunam lies about 49 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Arni Road, about 21 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 Marakkunam
Nearest town	Arni	17 km
Nearest railway station	Arni Road	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vandavasi	25 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	49 km

Villages closest to Marakkunam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marakkunam village had a population of 759. That makes it the 156th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Marakkunam village has 369 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marakkunam has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Marakkunam is 632313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marakkunam covers 287.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marakkunam falls under Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Marakkunam is Arni Road, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 30 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Marakkunam.

Marakkunam is about 49 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marakkunam is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Arni is about 17 km away. Arni Road is about 21 km away. Vandavasi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.