# Murukkanthal Village, Uthangarai, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Uthangarai, Krishnagiri 

# Murukkanthal

Murukkanthal is a village in Uthangarai sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635207**. The 2011 Census counted **451 people in 114 households**, the 141st largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 451people (2011)
- 114households
- 82.2%literacy
- 635207PIN code

## Murukkanthal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murukkanthal is 635207.** Murukkanthal falls in Uthangarai sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code635207
- Gram panchayatPudurpunganai
- Community development blockUthangarai
- Census village code644323

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

## How far is Murukkanthal from nearby towns?

- Uthangarai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Krishnagiri (district HQ)45 km by road
- Uthangarai (nearest town)12 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 Murukkanthal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Murukkanthal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Konapatti
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Uthangarai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Katteri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Uthangarai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Murukkanthal known for?

The main crops are **mango, coconut and turmeric**. About 47% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Murukkanthal

Of every 100 households in Murukkanthal in 2011, 87 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murukkanthal · ■ Uthangarai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**86%

Tap water ****11%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**77%

Use banking services ****74%**

**46%

Television ****76%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Murukkanthal?

■ Murukkanthal · ■ Uthangarai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**891

Working population ****66.7%**

**53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 72.0% for women. 66% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 171 (57%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 118 (39%)

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 Uthangarai

- Karumandapathi483 people
- Kursampatti478 people
- Gendiganur471 people
- Kuppanatham461 people
- Kollapatti448 people
- Onnagarai446 people
- Potharajanpatti417 people
- Pullavadampadi412 people

[All 183 villages in Uthangarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/uthangarai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murukkanthal?635207
- How far is Murukkanthal from Krishnagiri?45 km by road
- What is the population of Murukkanthal?451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murukkanthal in?Krishnagiri district (Uthangarai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Murukkanthal?82.2% (Census 2011)