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★ District of Tamil Nadu ★

Madurai11 talukas and 697 villages of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu

Rural population (2011) · 11.91 Lakh
Pincode range · 625xxx

District at a glance

StateTamil Nadu
Talukas11
Revenue villages697
Gram panchayats420
Assembly segments6
Rural households (2011)3,15,036
LGD code578
11
Talukas
697
Villages
3,15,036
Rural households (2011)
11.91 L
Rural population (2011)
74.1%
Literacy (526 villages)
982
Sex ratio
54
Pincodes
About the district

Madurai district

Madurai is a district of Tamil Nadu. The Local Government Directory lists 11 talukas and 697 revenue villages here, home to a rural population of 11,91,451 (Census 2011, sum of villages).

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District officials

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Grievance · CPGRAMS
pgportal.gov.in
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Emergency helplines
112 / 108 / 1077
Emergency · Ambulance · Disaster control room
On the map

Villages of Madurai

37 of 697 villages are mapped so far, from OpenStreetMap. Tap a point to open its page.

Map of villages in Madurai

Then & Now

Madurai district — Census 2011 to estimated 2026

Estimate · not a census count
Population · 2011
11,91,451
Census 2011 count
Population · 2026 (estimate)
≈ 12,81,000
estimate, not a census count
Households · 2011
3,15,036
Census 2011 count
Households · 2026 (estimate)
≈ 3,39,000
estimate, not a census count

Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)

Method: the Census 2011 count × Tamil Nadu's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+7.5%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.

District figures here are Census 2011 totals of its 526 villages counted (towns are not included).

Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26

Census 2011 · district aggregates · 526 villages

Madurai district by the numbers

Sums of the Census 2011 village figures we hold — rural areas only; towns are not included. Each figure covers the villages that report it.

Census 2011

Headcount and household counts from the decennial Census of India.

Population
11,91,451 Census 2011
Male population
6,01,247 Census 2011
Female population
5,90,204 Census 2011
Households
3,15,036 Census 2011
Villages counted
526 Census 2011

Derived from the Census counts

Ratios computed from the sums on the left; no projection or estimate.

Sex ratio
982 females per 1,000 males
Household size
3.8 persons per household
Literacy rate
74.1% literates ÷ population aged 7+
NFHS-5 (2019–21) · National Family Health Survey

Health & sanitation — Madurai district (NFHS-5, 2019–21)

District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.

Sex ratio at birth
815 ♀/1000♂
Children born in the last 5 years, females per 1,000 males
Female literacy
87.3%
Women age 15–49 who are literate
Electricity
98.9%
Population living in households with electricity
Improved sanitation
80.1%
Population living in households that use an improved sanitation facility
Anaemia (women)
48.0%
All women age 15–49 who are anaemic
Institutional births
100.0%
Births in a health facility, in the 5 years before the survey
Stunting
32.4%
Children under 5 who are stunted (height-for-age)
Improved drinking water
98.7%
Population living in households with an improved drinking-water source
Clean cooking fuel
91.2%
Households using clean fuel for cooking
Health insurance
66.3%
Households with any usual member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme
Post-2011 updates

Scheme progress — Madurai district

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.

MGNREGA · Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee

Rural jobs scheme — Madurai district, 2025–26

The district's figures for the whole financial year (April to March) as the Ministry of Rural Development reports them.

Households that got work
2,28,860
Person-days of work
80.9 lakh
Average days of work per household
35
Households that completed 100 days
497
Average wage per person-day
₹279
Share of person-days worked by women
88.8%
Share of person-days, Scheduled Castes
20.7%
Share of person-days, Scheduled Tribes
0.2%
Active job cards
2,59,871
Job cards issued (all time)
2,85,537
Active workers
3,01,506
Works completed in the year
14,652
Works ongoing
6,247
Payments generated within 15 days
100.0%
Spending on natural resource works
59.4%

Figures are the year's last (March) report as published. Spending in rupees is not shown because the dataset does not state its unit.

Source: District-wise MGNREGA Data at a Glance, Ministry of Rural Development, on data.gov.in · dataset updated 29 Oct 2026 · retrieved 29 Oct 2026

Mandi prices · Madurai

Latest reports from markets in Madurai district, within the last 14 days.

Latest reports up to 1 Nov 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.

CommodityMarketMinMaxModalDate
Amaranthus · AmaranthusAnna nagar(Uzhavar Sandhai )1,5002,0001,7501 Nov 2026
Amaranthus · AmaranthusMelur(Uzhavar Sandhai )3,0003,6003,3001 Nov 2026
Amaranthus · AmaranthusAnaiyur(Uzhavar Sandhai )3,0003,6003,3001 Nov 2026
Amaranthus · AmaranthusPalanganatham(Uzhavar Sandhai )3,0003,6003,3001 Nov 2026
Amaranthus · AmaranthusChokkikulam(Uzhavar Sandhai )3,0003,6003,3001 Nov 2026
Amaranthus · AmaranthusUsilampatti(Uzhavar Sandhai )3,0003,6003,3001 Nov 2026
Amaranthus · AmaranthusThirumangalam(Uzhavar Sandhai )3,0003,6003,3001 Nov 2026
Amla(Nelli Kai) · AmlaPalanganatham(Uzhavar Sandhai )5,0006,0005,5001 Nov 2026
Amla(Nelli Kai) · AmlaMelur(Uzhavar Sandhai )5,0006,0005,5001 Nov 2026
Amla(Nelli Kai) · AmlaAnaiyur(Uzhavar Sandhai )5,0006,0005,5001 Nov 2026
Amla(Nelli Kai) · AmlaChokkikulam(Uzhavar Sandhai )5,0006,0005,5001 Nov 2026
Amla(Nelli Kai) · AmlaAnna nagar(Uzhavar Sandhai )5,0006,0005,5001 Nov 2026
Amla(Nelli Kai) · AmlaThirumangalam(Uzhavar Sandhai )5,0006,0005,5001 Nov 2026
Apple · AmericanPalanganatham(Uzhavar Sandhai )20,00024,00022,0001 Nov 2026
Apple · AmericanChokkikulam(Uzhavar Sandhai )20,00024,00022,0001 Nov 2026
Apple · AmericanAnaiyur(Uzhavar Sandhai )20,00024,00022,0001 Nov 2026
Apple · AmericanAnna nagar(Uzhavar Sandhai )17,00019,00018,0001 Nov 2026
Ashgourd · GouardPalanganatham(Uzhavar Sandhai )1,2001,6001,4001 Nov 2026
Ashgourd · GouardAnaiyur(Uzhavar Sandhai )1,4001,6001,5001 Nov 2026
Ashgourd · GouardAnna nagar(Uzhavar Sandhai )1,6001,8001,7001 Nov 2026

Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →

These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Madurai's shops. Best mandi price near Madurai →

News near Madurai

Press releases from the government and the district administration, with a link to each original.

Elsewhere in Tamil Nadu

All official news · Summaries are ours; the original release is the record.

Government jobs near Madurai

Recruitment notices from official commissions. Dates and numbers are taken from the notice itself.

All-India recruitment

All government job notices · Apply only on the official website. Never pay anyone for a government job.

Coming up

Public holidays and observances from the official lists, and events residents have added.

Dates are copied from the official notifications; a later government order can add or move a holiday. All events in Tamil Nadu

Events in Madurai → · All emergency numbers →

Essential services & places near Madurai

All 2,085 places in Madurai district, by kind and sub-district →

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Quick answers

People often ask about Madurai district

Which state is Madurai district in?

Madurai district is in Tamil Nadu.

How many talukas and villages are there in Madurai district?

Madurai district has 11 talukas and 697 revenue villages in the Local Government Directory (LGD).

What is the rural population of Madurai district?

The villages of Madurai district had a combined population of 11,91,451 at the 2011 Census (rural areas only; towns are not included).

What is the LGD code of Madurai district?

The Local Government Directory code of Madurai district is 578.

Answers are built from the Local Government Directory, Census 2011 village records and the Election Commission's seat lists.