About Maraikulam Village

Maraikulam is a mid sized village in Kariapatti tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,722, made up of 902 males and 820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626607, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maraikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maraikulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Virudhunagar
Tehsil	Kariapatti
Pincode	626607
Area (hectares)	442.05 hectares
Population	1,722
Male Population	902
Female Population	820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Maraikulam compares

By the 2011 count Maraikulam is the 14th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 442.05 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 1011.

Getting to Maraikulam

Maraikulam 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 Maraikulam 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maraikulam from other places

Maraikulam lies about 34 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Narikkudi, about 7.0 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 Maraikulam
Nearest railway station	Narikkudi	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kariapatti	17 km
Nearest town	Aruppukkottai	21 km
District headquarters	Virudhunagar	34 km

Villages closest to Maraikulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maraikulam village had a population of 1,722. That makes it the 14th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Maraikulam village has 902 males and 820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maraikulam has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Maraikulam is 626607. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maraikulam covers 442.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maraikulam falls under Kariapatti tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Maraikulam is Narikkudi, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Maraikulam is about 34 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maraikulam is in Kariapatti tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Narikkudi is about 7.0 km away. Kariapatti is about 17 km away. Aruppukkottai is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.