# Marur Village, Somvarpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Somvarpet, Kodagu 

# Marur

Marur is a village in Somvarpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571232**. The 2011 Census counted **1,153 people in 291 households**, the 45th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 1,153people (2011)
- 291households
- 66.7%literacy
- 571232PIN code

## Marur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marur is 571232.** Marur falls in Somvarpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571232
- Gram panchayatHebbale
- Community development blockSomvarpet
- Census village code617976

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

## How far is Marur from nearby towns?

- Somwarpet (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ)42 km by road
- Kushalnagar (nearest town)10 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 Marur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hebbale
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kushalanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kushalnagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Marur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ragi**. About 48% of the 851 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Marur

Of every 100 households in Marur in 2011, 51 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Marur · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**23%

Tap water ****67%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**74%

Use banking services ****84%**

**70%

Television ****38%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**8%

None of these assets ****26%**

**13%

Own their home ****96%**

**76%

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 Marur?

■ Marur · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**979

Working population ****58.8%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 58.2% for women. 68% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 397 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 244 (36%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (4%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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 Somvarpet

- Kusubur1,289 people
- Malambi1,276 people
- Kiragandur1,262 people
- Alur1,234 people
- Kudlurchettalli1,128 people
- Hulse1,110 people
- Manajur1,096 people
- Bydagotta1,085 people

[All 135 villages in Somvarpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/somvarpet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marur?571232
- How far is Marur from Madikeri?42 km by road
- What is the population of Marur?1,153 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marur in?Kodagu district (Somvarpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Marur?66.7% (Census 2011)