Marakkanam, Tamilnadu
Marakkanam is a town in Villupuram district of Tamilnadu and serves as Nagar Panchayat. It is also a Block and Panchayat Samiti of Villupuram district.
As on April 2024, the current population of Marakkanam is 23.6 thousands out of which 11.8 thousands are males and rest 11.8 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this town is 1003 females per 1000 males. There are around 2.7 thousands teenagers in Marakkanam. It has literacy rate of 67% which means around 15.9 thousands persons can read and write. Total 8.3 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 262 scheduled tribe people live in the town. There are around 5.7 thousands households in Marakkanam, which means every family has 4 members on average. The town has working population of 9.4 thousands.
These 2 villages comes under Marakkanam Nagar Panchayat.
Schools
Marakkanam has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Shri Ram School, Omandur
- Government Higher Secondary School Marakkanam
- Jmj Matric Higher Secondary School Marakkanam
- Government Higher Secondary School Anumandai
- Goverment Higher Secondary School Brammadesam
Merkanam Panchayat Samiti
R.Dhayalan is the President (Block Pramukh) of Panchayat Samiti Merkanam, who can be contacted at email address merkanambdo@gmail.com and mobile number 98404xxx66. The Block landline number is 04147-23**31. The Block Development Officer (BDO) is A.Ramadoss, who can be reached at email address bdomrm.tnvpm@nic.in and mobile number 74026xxx95. The Block address is Pondy Road, Near Thaluk Office, Merkanam, Pincode - 604303. You can reach there by taking a bus till Merkanam bus stop which is around 2 km away. The Block has internet facility.Marakkanam Panchayat Samiti consists of total 56 Gram Panchayat.
- Adasal
- Adavallikoothan
- Alankuppam
- Alapakkam
- Alathur
- Annamputhur
- Anumandai
- Asappur
- Athur
- Brammadesam
- Chettikuppam
- Cheyyankuppam
- Endiyur
- Endur
- Eraiyanur
- Jaggampettai
- Kandadu
- Kattalai
- Kilarungunam
- Kiledaiyalam
- Kilpettai
- Kilputhuppattu
- Kilsithamur
- Kilsiviri
- Kolathur
- Koonimedu
- Kovadi
- Kurur
- Manur
- Molasur
- Munnur
- Nadukuppam
- Nagalpakkam
- Nagar
- Nallalam . T
- Nallur
- Nalmukkal
- Omandur
- Omippair
- Urani
- Panichamedu
- Perumukkal
- Pudhupakkam . M
- Salavadi
- Singanur
- Siruvadi
- Thenkalavaii
- Thennerkunam
- Thenpasar
- Vada Nerkunam
- Vadaalappakkam
- Vadakottippakkam
- Vaidappakkam
- Vannippair
- Vengai
- Vittalapuram