# Murungai Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/murungai/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Murungai Murungai is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603310**. The 2011 Census counted **1,048 people in 253 households**, the 86th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 1,048people (2011) - 253households - 70.5%literacy - 603310PIN code ## Murungai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Murungai is 603310.** Murungai falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603310 - Gram panchayatMurungai - Community development blockAcharapakkam - Census village code630145 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Murungai from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)70 km by road - Acharapakkam (nearest town)10 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 Murungai? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Murungai; 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Olakkur Melpadi - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Olakkur Kilpadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tindivanam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 15 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 Murungai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ragi and ground nut**. About 22% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Murungai Of every 100 households in Murungai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Murungai · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****2%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **82% Tap water ****99%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **77% Use banking services ****25%** **39% Television ****91%** **89% Mobile phone ****21%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Murungai? ■ Murungai · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910** **959 Working population ****54.4%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 61.1% for women. 61% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 173 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (43%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Other work 113 (20%) · **■** Marginal 19 (3%) 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 Maduranthakam - Thandarai1,101 people - Athivakkam1,088 people - Mogalvadi1,088 people - Uthamanallur1,072 people - Kavadur1,033 people - Pudupattu1,030 people - Edayalam1,016 people - Karasangal986 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Murungai?603310 - How far is Murungai from Kancheepuram?70 km by road - What is the population of Murungai?1,048 (Census 2011) - Which district is Murungai in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Murungai?70.5% (Census 2011)