# A. Marur Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/a-marur/ Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore # A. Marur A. Marur is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,287 people in 308 households**, the 108th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 1,287people (2011) - 308households - 64.2%literacy - 606203PIN code ## A. Marur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of A. Marur is 606203.** A. Marur falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606203 - Gram panchayatA. Marur - Community development blockNallur - Census village code637065 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is A. Marur from nearby towns? - Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)100 km by road - Kallakkurichi (nearest town)18 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 A. Marur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside A. Marur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Adari - ○Degree college10+ km · Thachur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veppur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 A. Marur known for? About 60% of the 392 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 A. Marur Of every 100 households in A. Marur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ A. Marur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****4%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **83% Tap water ****95%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **79% Use banking services ****62%** **54% Television ****88%** **87% Mobile phone ****66%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 A. Marur? ■ A. Marur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878** **852 Working population ****60.8%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 52.4% for women. 60% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 381 (49%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 363 (46%) 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 Virudhachalam - Kottagam1,320 people - Sattapadi1,318 people - Kodukkur1,316 people - Sathamangalam1,289 people - Vettakudi1,279 people - Vannathur1,274 people - Pallipattu1,271 people - pu.Kollathankurichi1,264 people [All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of A. Marur?606203 - How far is A. Marur from Cuddalore?100 km by road - What is the population of A. Marur?1,287 (Census 2011) - Which district is A. Marur in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of A. Marur?64.2% (Census 2011)