# Marudur Village, Mettupalayam, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Mettupalayam, Coimbatore 

# Marudur

Marudur is a village in Mettupalayam sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **641104**. The 2011 Census counted **9,491 people in 2,737 households**, the 5th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 9,491people (2011)
- 2,737households
- 71.2%literacy
- 641104PIN code

## Marudur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marudur is 641104.** Marudur falls in Mettupalayam sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code641104
- Gram panchayatMarudur
- Community development blockKaramadai
- Census village code644354

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

## How far is Marudur from nearby towns?

- Mettupalayam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Coimbatore (district HQ)22 km by road
- Karamadai (nearest town)6 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 Marudur?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Marudur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhujanganur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mettupalayam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mettupalayam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 14 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 Marudur known for?

The main crops are **maize, curry leaves and coconut**. Products made here include pots, beads and coir. About 38% of the 2,915 hectares of village land is sown, and 950 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 Marudur

Of every 100 households in Marudur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Marudur · ■ Mettupalayam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**61%

Tap water ****89%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**44%

Use banking services ****42%**

**43%

Television ****81%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**36%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**6%

Own their home ****84%**

**81%

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 Marudur?

■ Marudur · ■ Mettupalayam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1046**

**997

Working population ****50.4%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 64.2% for women. 65% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 856 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,275 (27%) · **■** Household industry 90 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,090 (44%) · **■** Marginal 471 (10%)

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 Mettupalayam

- Chickadasampalayam19,049 people
- Thekkampatti12,414 people
- Chikkarampalayam10,242 people
- Jadayampalayam10,049 people
- Illuppanatham9,255 people
- Bellapalayam9,131 people
- Irumborai8,001 people
- Belladhi7,637 people

[All 30 villages in Mettupalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/mettupalayam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marudur?641104
- How far is Marudur from Coimbatore?22 km by road
- What is the population of Marudur?9,491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marudur in?Coimbatore district (Mettupalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Marudur?71.2% (Census 2011)
