# Murungatholuvu Village, Perundurai, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/perundurai/murungatholuvu/ Village · Perundurai, Erode # Murungatholuvu Murungatholuvu is a village in Perundurai sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638051**. The 2011 Census counted **7,097 people in 2,166 households**, the 3rd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%. - 7,097people (2011) - 2,166households - 68.6%literacy - 638051PIN code ## Murungatholuvu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Murungatholuvu is 638051.** Murungatholuvu falls in Perundurai sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638051 - Gram panchayatMurugatholuvu - Community development blockChennimalai - Census village code635008 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Murungatholuvu from nearby towns? - Perundurai (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Erode (district HQ)32 km by road - Chennimalai (nearest town)5 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 Murungatholuvu? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Murungatholuvu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Karumandi Chellipalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Perundurai - ○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 and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Murungatholuvu known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and turmeric**. Products made here include coconut oil and bedsheet. About 49% of the 2,801 hectares of village land is sown, and 843 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 Murungatholuvu Of every 100 households in Murungatholuvu in 2011, 92 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 59 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Murungatholuvu · ■ Perundurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **91% Toilet within the home ****28%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **64% Tap water ****58%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%** **56% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%** **37% Use banking services ****53%** **56% Television ****86%** **88% Mobile phone ****70%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****59%** **52% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****88%** **84% 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 Murungatholuvu? ■ Murungatholuvu · ■ Perundurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%** **69.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **950 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **953 Working population ****59.2%** **56.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 59.1% for women. 67% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 974 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 795 (19%) · **■** Household industry 267 (6%) · **■** Other work 2,109 (50%) · **■** Marginal 57 (1%) 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 Perundurai - Vadamugam Vellode11,023 people - Thenmugam Vellode8,897 people - Ingur5,986 people - Kavundachipalayam5,153 people - Ekkattampalayam4,720 people - Nichampalayam4,698 people [All 62 villages in Perundurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/perundurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Murungatholuvu?638051 - How far is Murungatholuvu from Erode?32 km by road - What is the population of Murungatholuvu?7,097 (Census 2011) - Which district is Murungatholuvu in?Erode district (Perundurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Murungatholuvu?68.6% (Census 2011)