By population, Marur ranks #75 of 171 villages in Gingee mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Marur is a village of 1,421 people in 307 households (Census 2011) in Gingee taluk, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, the 75th-largest of 171 villages in Gingee taluk. Literacy is 60%, 3 points below the taluk average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,027 women per 1,000 men. It lies 97 km from the Viluppuram district centre, 14 km from Melavelithottam, the nearest town, 12 km from Alakkudi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 605651, served by Periyathatchur post office; the LGD village code is 632497. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 2 km away. The village votes in Ulundurpettai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vasanthavel G R. The population is estimated at 1,675 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Marur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marur · this village | 1,421 | 60% | — |
| Marur · Thalavadi | 867 | 59% | 0 km N |
| Marur · Thiruvaiyaru | 1,368 | 74% | 0 km N |
| Marur · Vanapuram | 3,621 | 63% | 0 km N |
| Achanur · Thiruvaiyaru | 1,629 | 71% | 2.5 km E |
| Maharajapuram · Thiruvidaimarudur | 1,386 | 80% | 3.2 km W |
| Maharajapuram · Thiruvidaimarudur | 3,378 | 64% | 3.2 km W |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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