About Marur Village

Marur is a large village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,621, made up of 1,833 males and 1,788 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 864.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Sankarapuram
Pincode	605802
Area (hectares)	864.24 hectares
Population	3,621
Male Population	1,833
Female Population	1,788
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marur compares

By the 2011 count Marur is the 30th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 864.24 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 979.

Getting to Marur

Marur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marur 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 Marur from other places

Marur lies about 48 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirukkovilur, about 20 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 Marur
Tehsil headquarters	Sankarapuram	15 km
Nearest town	Tirukkoyilur	17 km
Nearest railway station	Tirukkovilur	20 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	48 km

Villages closest to Marur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marur village had a population of 3,621. That makes it the 30th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Marur village has 1,833 males and 1,788 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marur has about 975 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Marur is 605802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marur covers 864.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marur falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Marur is Tirukkovilur, about 20 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 Marur.

Marur is about 48 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marur is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Sankarapuram is about 15 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 17 km away. Tirukkovilur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.