# Mugaiyur Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/mugaiyur/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Mugaiyur Mugaiyur is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608305**. The 2011 Census counted **1,261 people in 314 households**, the 98th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,261people (2011) - 314households - 81.7%literacy - 608305PIN code ## Mugaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mugaiyur is 608305.** Mugaiyur falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608305 - Gram panchayatMugaiyur - Community development blockKeerapalayam - Census village code636899 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mugaiyur from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)50 km by road - Chidambaram (nearest town)11 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 Mugaiyur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Mugaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · T.Neduncheri - ○Degree college10+ km · Annamalai Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chidambaram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Mugaiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. About 83% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Mugaiyur Of every 100 households in Mugaiyur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mugaiyur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****5%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **69% Tap water ****86%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%** **70% Use banking services ****35%** **44% Television ****90%** **89% Mobile phone ****54%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **93% 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 Mugaiyur? ■ Mugaiyur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971** **899 Working population ****52.7%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.2% for men and 72.3% for women. 57% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 10 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 382 (58%) · **■** Other work 67 (10%) · **■** Marginal 205 (31%) 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 Chidambaram - Thavarthampattu1,317 people - Tiruppaninatham1,310 people - Krishnapuram1,301 people - Ambapuram1,296 people - Uluthur1,254 people - Thandavarayancholanganpettai1,243 people - Vaiyalamur1,226 people - B.Udaiyur1,218 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mugaiyur?608305 - How far is Mugaiyur from Cuddalore?50 km by road - What is the population of Mugaiyur?1,261 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mugaiyur in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mugaiyur?81.7% (Census 2011)