# Mugaiyur Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/mugaiyur/ Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram # Mugaiyur Mugaiyur is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603305**. The 2011 Census counted **3,888 people in 1,004 households**, the 6th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 3,888people (2011) - 1,004households - 73.6%literacy - 603305PIN code ## Mugaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mugaiyur is 603305.** Mugaiyur falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603305 - Gram panchayatThenpattinam, Mugaiyur - Community development blockLathur - Census village code630193 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? - Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)95 km by road - Maduranthakam (nearest town)35 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Mugaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Koovathur - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukalukundram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cheyyur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 14 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, casuarina and coconut**. Products made here include clay pots. About 39% of the 1,157 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 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, 91 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Mugaiyur · ■ Cheyyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **94% Toilet within the home ****34%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **78% Tap water ****89%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **74% Use banking services ****72%** **37% Television ****93%** **89% Mobile phone ****78%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Mugaiyur? ■ Mugaiyur · ■ Cheyyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079** **935 Working population ****50.7%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.3% for men and 65.1% for women. 62% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 116 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 551 (28%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 665 (34%) · **■** Marginal 630 (32%) 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 Cheyyur - Chunampet9,024 people - Kadalur6,175 people - Parameswaramangalam4,847 people - Koovathur4,534 people - Sothupakkam3,847 people - Arasur3,779 people - Melmaruvathur3,367 people - Paramankeni3,325 people [All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mugaiyur?603305 - How far is Mugaiyur from Kancheepuram?95 km by road - What is the population of Mugaiyur?3,888 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mugaiyur in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mugaiyur?73.6% (Census 2011)