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About Magarur Village

Magarur is a small village in Kallakkurichi tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 242 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magarur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magarur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Kallakkurichi
Pincode 606204
Area (hectares) 178.36 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 242
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Magarur compares

By the 2011 count Magarur is the 136th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents. Its 178.36 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Magarur

Magarur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Magarur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Magarur from other places

Magarur lies about 26 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Nedimolyanur, about 7.4 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 Magarur
Nearest railway station Nedimolyanur 7.4 km
Nearest town Gingee 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kallakkurichi 26 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 26 km

Villages closest to Magarur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Magarur village had a population of 461. That makes it the 136th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents.

Magarur village has 242 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magarur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Magarur is 606204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magarur covers 178.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Magarur falls under Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Magarur is Nedimolyanur, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Magarur.

Magarur is about 26 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magarur is in Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district. Nedimolyanur is about 7.4 km away. Gingee is about 14 km away. Kallakkurichi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thottiyam (5.5 km), Thachur (7.4 km) and Eranji (7.6 km).

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

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