# Murulya Village, Sulya, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Sulya, Dakshina Kannada 

# Murulya

Murulya is a village in Sulya sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574328**. The 2011 Census counted **2,597 people in 555 households**, the 22nd largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 2,597people (2011)
- 555households
- 82.6%literacy
- 574328PIN code

## Murulya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murulya is 574328.** Murulya falls in Sulya sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code574328
- Gram panchayatYenmooru
- Community development blockSulya
- Census village code617774

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Murulya from nearby towns?

- Sulya (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Mangalore (district HQ)76 km by road
- Sulya (nearest town)25 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Murulya?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Murulya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kaniyooru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sullia
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalmadka
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Murulya known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and rubber**. Products made here include beedi. About 42% of the 1,029 hectares of village land is sown, and 215 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Murulya

Of every 100 households in Murulya in 2011, 75 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Murulya · ■ Sulya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**20%

Tap water ****22%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**90%

Use banking services ****87%**

**85%

Television ****42%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**10%

None of these assets ****11%**

**9%

Own their home ****94%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Murulya?

■ Murulya · ■ Sulya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**976

Working population ****48.6%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 77.7% for women. 64% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (0%) · **■** Household industry 187 (15%) · **■** Other work 1,034 (82%) · **■** Marginal 24 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sulya

- Balpa2,973 people
- Nellurkembraje2,848 people
- Yenekallu2,684 people
- Amarapadnoor2,635 people
- Nalkooru2,525 people
- Kanaka Majalu2,425 people
- Kodiyala2,314 people
- Kalmadka2,241 people

[All 40 villages in Sulya](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/sulya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murulya?574328
- How far is Murulya from Mangalore?76 km by road
- What is the population of Murulya?2,597 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murulya in?Dakshina Kannada district (Sulya sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Murulya?82.6% (Census 2011)
