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'''South Maranthalai''' is a [[Village]] in [[Thoothukudi district]] in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.<ref>{{cite web |date=2011 |title=Primary Census Abstract Data Tables – India: Final Population Totals |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42554/download/46180/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistVill-0000.xlsx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711042331/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42554/download/46180/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistVill-0000.xlsx |archive-date=11 July 2022 |access-date=27 April 2025 |website=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}</ref> [[Alwarthirunagiri block|Alwarthirunagari block]] is the nearby [[panchayat town]].

It is located 20 km south of the district headquarters [[Thoothukudi]]. 16 km from [[Alwarthirunagiri|Alwarthirunagari]]. It is Located 17 km from [[Thiruchendur|Tiruchendur]] and 681 km from State capital [[Chennai]]

As per the administration register, the block number of [[Alwarthirunagari]] is 306. The block has 30 [[villages]] and This Village belongs to one of the block of the [[Alwarthirunagari]] Located in Southern region of [[Tamil Nadu]] This Village road connect [[Suganthalai Panchayat]] and [[kurumbur]] in 5 km

South Maranthalai - Village Overview
Gram Panchayat : [[Suganthalai]]
Block / Tehsil : [[Alwarthirunagari]]
District : [[Thoothukkudi]]
State : [[Tamil Nadu]]
Pincode : 628207
Area : 400 hectares
Population : 2010
[[Households]] : 325
[[Nearest Town]] : [[Arumuganeri]]

329.3 Hectare of Land irrigated through [[Canal]] for [[Agriculture]] which is highest percentage of hectare of Irrigated through [[canal cultivation]] in the entire [[Alwarthirunagiri block|Alwarthirunagari Taluk]]

[[Maru Canal]] also called as [[Suganthalai Kuttam]] is the [[Longest Canal]] which is situated adjacent to [[Suganthalai]] panchayat Road that Connect [[Kurumbur]]

[[Agriculture]] is the main stay of this Village. [[Rice]], [[Betel Leaf]], [[Black lentil|Black Lentil Dal]] Occupies Major percentage in the Cultivation. Productivity of horticultural ([[Banana]]) crops were increased by manifold few years. Commercial crop, [[chillies]], [[coriander]] cultivated in more areas as well.

There are regular [[Minibus|mini buses]] plying between [http://www.thoothukudi.tn.nic.in/Vanathirupathi_tour.html Vanathirupathi] and [[Athur, Thoothukudi|Authoor]] which serve travel need of this village. There are many Government and Private buses operate from [[Athur, Thoothukudi|Authoor]] to many parts of the Chennai.

[[Kurumbur|Kurumbur Railway station]] close to the Village distance about 5 km . [[Chendur Express]] is the only train connecting [[Arumuganeri]] and [[Kurumbur]] with [[Chennai]]. There are six passenger trains between [[Tiruchendur]] and [[Tirunelveli]], two between [[Tiruchendur]] and [[Thoothukudi]] & two between [[Tiruchendur]] and [[Palani]].

The nearest [[Domestic airport]] is [[Tuticorin Airport]] which is 22 km from the [[Village]] . The nearest [[International Airport]] is [[Madurai Airport]] which is 158 km from it.

The nearest [[port]] is [[Tuticorin Port]].

== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in Thoothukudi district]]

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