# Musuvanuthu Village, Nilakkottai, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/musuvanuthu/ Village · Nilakkottai, Dindigul # Musuvanuthu Musuvanuthu is a village in Nilakkottai sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624209**. The 2011 Census counted **3,545 people in 852 households**, the 24th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%. - 3,545people (2011) - 852households - 67.5%literacy - 624209PIN code ## Musuvanuthu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Musuvanuthu is 624209.** Musuvanuthu falls in Nilakkottai sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624209 - Gram panchayatMusuvanuthu - Community development blockNilakottai - Census village code635470 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Musuvanuthu from nearby towns? - Nilakkottai (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)34 km by road - Nilakkottai (nearest town)4 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 Musuvanuthu? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Musuvanuthu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nilakkottai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nilakkottai - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nilakkottai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 24 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 Musuvanuthu known for? The main crops are **flowers, tomato and onion**. Products made here include pickle. About 15% of the 1,137 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Musuvanuthu Of every 100 households in Musuvanuthu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Musuvanuthu · ■ Nilakkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **89% Toilet within the home ****11%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **76% Tap water ****18%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **76% Use banking services ****48%** **40% Television ****87%** **81% Mobile phone ****55%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **9% Own their home ****94%** **90% 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 Musuvanuthu? ■ Musuvanuthu · ■ Nilakkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%** **72.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869** **933 Working population ****59.4%** **54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.7% for men and 58.9% for women. 62% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 391 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,245 (59%) · **■** Household industry 40 (2%) · **■** Other work 271 (13%) · **■** Marginal 157 (7%) 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 Nilakkottai - Mattapparai4,360 people - Nuthulapuram4,192 people - Rengappanaickanpatti4,078 people - Sandaiyur3,830 people - Mallanampatti3,431 people - Sengattampatti3,394 people - Viralimayanpatti2,795 people - Nadakottai2,682 people [All 42 villages in Nilakkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Musuvanuthu?624209 - How far is Musuvanuthu from Dindigul?34 km by road - What is the population of Musuvanuthu?3,545 (Census 2011) - Which district is Musuvanuthu in?Dindigul district (Nilakkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Musuvanuthu?67.5% (Census 2011)