# Maruthur Village, Kuthalam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/maruthur/ Village · Kuthalam, Nagapattinam # Maruthur Maruthur is a village in Kuthalam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609808**. The 2011 Census counted **1,097 people in 264 households**, the 48th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 1,097people (2011) - 264households - 83.6%literacy - 609808PIN code ## Maruthur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Maruthur is 609808.** Maruthur falls in Kuthalam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609808 - Gram panchayatMaruthur - Community development blockKuthalam - Census village code637521 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maruthur from nearby towns? - Kuthalam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)58 km by road - Kuthalam (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 Maruthur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Maruthur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Komal East - ○Degree college10+ km · Mayiladuthurai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Madhirimangalam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Maruthur known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 65% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 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 Maruthur Of every 100 households in Maruthur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Maruthur · ■ Kuthalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **93% Toilet within the home ****14%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **64% Tap water ****94%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **68% Use banking services ****30%** **47% Television ****88%** **91% Mobile phone ****36%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **93% 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 Maruthur? ■ Maruthur · ■ Kuthalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070** **1037 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1347** **993 Working population ****44.1%** **41.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.3% for men and 75.2% for women. 62% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 32 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (57%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (10%) · **■** Marginal 124 (26%) 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 Kuthalam - Kazhanivasal1,203 people - Kanjuvoy1,155 people - Sivanaragaram1,146 people - Sengudi1,114 people - Nallavur1,024 people - Melagalangam970 people - Kothangudi751 people - Kodimangalam734 people [All 56 villages in Kuthalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maruthur?609808 - How far is Maruthur from Nagapattinam?58 km by road - What is the population of Maruthur?1,097 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maruthur in?Nagapattinam district (Kuthalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Maruthur?83.6% (Census 2011)