Geographic Location of Marakkathur

The village Marakkathur is located in Kalaiyarkoil Taluk of Sivaganga District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by A.velangulam, Marakkathur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kalayarkoil Community Development Block. The nearest town is Nattarasankottai, which is about 22 kilometers away from Marakkathur.

Travel and Communication for Marakkathur

The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Marakkathur,
Sivaganga,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 630551

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Marakkathur

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A brief summary of available data for Marakkathur is given below:

Social Structure of Marakkathur

As per available data from the year 2009, 879 persons live in 249 house holds in the village Marakkathur. There are 450 female individuals and 429 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.19% and males constitute 48.81% of the total population.

There are 140 scheduled castes persons of which 75 are females and 65 are males. Females constitute 53.57% and males constitute 46.43% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 15.93% of the total population.

Population density of Marakkathur is 108.92 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Marakkathur

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Total area of Marakkathur is 807.04 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 252.5 ha. About 40.81 ha is un-irrigated area. About 211.69 ha is irrigated area. About 5.5 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 206.19 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 258.11 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 50.71 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 45.21 ha is culturable waste land. About 200.51 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Marakkathur

There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Marakkathur.

There is a government primary school in the village Marakkathur.

There is a government middle school in the village Marakkathur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Somanathamangalam, which is more than 10 kms away from Marakkathur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Somanathamangalam, which is more than 10 kms away from Marakkathur.

Colleges in Marakkathur

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Sivaganga, which is more than 10 kms away from Marakkathur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Somanathamangalam, which is more than 10 kms away from Marakkathur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Madurai, which is more than 10 kms away from Marakkathur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Sivaganga, which is more than 10 kms away from Marakkathur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Somanathamangalam, which is more than 10 kms away from Marakkathur.

Other Educational Facilities in Marakkathur

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Somanathamangalam, which is more than 10 kms away from Marakkathur.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Marakkathur.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Sivaganga, which is more than 10 kms away from Marakkathur.

Healthcare Facilities in Marakkathur

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Marakkathur.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Marakkathur.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Marakkathur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Marakkathur.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Marakkathur.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Marakkathur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Marakkathur.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Marakkathur.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Marakkathur.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Marakkathur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Marakkathur.

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