Village · Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore
# Movur

Movur is a village in Kattumannarkoil sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 608306. The 2011 Census counted 1,976 people in 479 households, the 35th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.
- 1,976 people (2011)
- 479 households
- 79.6% literacy
- 608306 PIN code

## Movur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Movur is 608306. Movur falls in Kattumannarkoil sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 608306
- Gram panchayat Movur
- Community development block Kattumannar Koil
- Census village code 637035

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Movur from nearby towns?
- Kattumannarkoil (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ) 76 km by road
- Kattumannarkoil (nearest town) 4 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Movur?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Movur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Muttam
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Palanchanallur
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Kattumannarkoil
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Movur known for?

The main crops are paddy and black gram. About 86% of the 457 hectares of village land is sown, and 389 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Movur

Of every 100 households in Movur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Movur · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 95%
- Toilet within the home 13% 19%
- No toilet (open defecation) 62% 80%
- Tap water 90% 80%
- Drinking water within premises 27% 21%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 81%
- Use banking services 31% 44%
- Television 86% 91%
- Mobile phone 58% 60%
- Computer with internet 2% 1%
- Two-wheeler 20% 17%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 6% 4%
- Own their home 98% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Movur?

■ Movur · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.6% 77.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 956 988
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 717 886
- Working population 64.0% 47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 73.0% for women. 68% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 165 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 207 (16%) · ■ Household industry 173 (14%) · ■ Other work 201 (16%) · ■ Marginal 519 (41%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kattumannarkoil
- Kunavasal 2,091 people
- Kondasamudram 2,057 people
- Mannarkulakudi 2,048 people
- Malavarayanallur 1,993 people
- Vanamadevi 1,931 people
- Maniyam Adur 1,923 people
- Veerananallur 1,908 people
- Kunamangalam 1,871 people

All 148 villages in Kattumannarkoil

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Movur? 608306
- How far is Movur from Cuddalore? 76 km by road
- What is the population of Movur? 1,976 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Movur in? Cuddalore district (Kattumannarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Movur? 79.6% (Census 2011)

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