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About Maraneri Village

Maraneri is one of the larger villages in Sivakasi tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,746, made up of 4,733 males and 5,013 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1936.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maraneri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maraneri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Sivakasi
Pincode 626124
Area (hectares) 1936.44 hectares
Population 9,746
Male Population 4,733
Female Population 5,013
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maraneri compares

By the 2011 count Maraneri is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,943 residents. Its 1936.44 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Maraneri

Maraneri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maraneri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Maraneri from other places

Maraneri lies about 25 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Sivakasi, about 5.5 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 Maraneri
Nearest railway station Sivakasi 5.5 km
Nearest town Viswanatham 5.7 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 25 km

Villages closest to Maraneri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maraneri village had a population of 9,746. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,943 residents.

Maraneri village has 4,733 males and 5,013 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maraneri has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Maraneri is 626124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maraneri covers 1936.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maraneri falls under Sivakasi tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Maraneri is Sivakasi, about 5.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Maraneri.

Maraneri is about 25 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maraneri is in Sivakasi tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Sivakasi is about 5.5 km away. Viswanatham is about 5.7 km away. Virudhunagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pallapatti (1.9 km), Anaiyur (2.6 km) and Duraiswamipuram (3.4 km).

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

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