# Murukkeri Village, Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram 

# Murukkeri

Murukkeri is a village in Uthiramerur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603406**. The 2011 Census counted **485 people in 115 households**, the 89th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 485people (2011)
- 115households
- 64.4%literacy
- 603406PIN code

## Murukkeri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murukkeri is 603406.** Murukkeri falls in Uthiramerur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603406
- Gram panchayatThinayampoondi
- Community development blockUthiramerur
- Census village code629779

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Murukkeri from nearby towns?

- Uthiramerur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)23 km by road
- Uthiramerur (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 Murukkeri?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Murukkeri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary 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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Uthiramerur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Uthiramerur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Uthiramerur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Murukkeri known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and lady's finger**. About 30% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Murukkeri

Of every 100 households in Murukkeri in 2011, 89 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Murukkeri · ■ Uthiramerur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**83%

Tap water ****99%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**72%

Use banking services ****65%**

**43%

Television ****84%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**8%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Murukkeri?

■ Murukkeri · ■ Uthiramerur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**951

Working population ****64.9%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 52.4% for women. 69% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 27 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (61%) · **■** Other work 76 (24%) · **■** Marginal 20 (6%)

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 Uthiramerur

- Poonthandalam559 people
- Serpakkam540 people
- Seethananjeri494 people
- Pulivoy491 people
- Oddanthangal478 people
- Alapakkam462 people
- Silambakkam461 people
- Chinnalambadi434 people

[All 116 villages in Uthiramerur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/uthiramerur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murukkeri?603406
- How far is Murukkeri from Kancheepuram?23 km by road
- What is the population of Murukkeri?485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murukkeri in?Kancheepuram district (Uthiramerur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Murukkeri?64.4% (Census 2011)