About Marakonam Village

Marakonam is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,856, made up of 931 males and 925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 429.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marakonam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marakonam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604208
Area (hectares)	429.64 hectares
Population	1,856
Male Population	931
Female Population	925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 54 km distance

How Marakonam compares

By the 2011 count Marakonam is the 75th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 429.64 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Marakonam

Marakonam 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 Marakonam 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 54 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marakonam from other places

Marakonam lies about 55 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Polur, about 29 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 Marakonam
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	19 km
Nearest railway station	Polur	29 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	55 km

Villages closest to Marakonam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marakonam village had a population of 1,856. That makes it the 75th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Marakonam village has 931 males and 925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marakonam has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Marakonam is 604208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marakonam covers 429.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marakonam falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Marakonam is Polur, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 54 km distance.

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

Marakonam is about 55 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marakonam is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 19 km away. Polur is about 29 km away. Viluppuram is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.