# Muvalur Village, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam 

# Muvalur

Muvalur is a village in Mayiladuthurai sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609806**. The 2011 Census counted **3,476 people in 869 households**, the 14th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.1%.

- 3,476people (2011)
- 869households
- 88.4%literacy
- 609806PIN code

## Muvalur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Muvalur is 609806.** Muvalur falls in Mayiladuthurai sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code609806
- Gram panchayatMuvalur
- Community development blockMayiladuthurai
- Census village code637489

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

## How far is Muvalur from nearby towns?

- Mayiladuthurai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)60 km by road
- Mayiladuthurai (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 Muvalur?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Muvalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sitharkadu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Muvalur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and coconut**. About 69% of the 334 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Muvalur

Of every 100 households in Muvalur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Muvalur · ■ Mayiladuthurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**65%

Tap water ****65%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****91%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**66%

Use banking services ****45%**

**45%

Television ****91%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****84%**

**92%

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 Muvalur?

■ Muvalur · ■ Mayiladuthurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.4%**

**83.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**970

Working population ****38.5%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 83.2% for women. 58% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 505 (38%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 610 (46%) · **■** Marginal 178 (13%)

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 Mayiladuthurai

- Thiruvalaputhur4,255 people
- Kiloy3,941 people
- Anathandavapuram3,621 people
- Villiyanallur3,613 people
- Kanganamputhur3,435 people
- Manakkudi3,418 people
- Mayiladuthurai3,353 people
- Nallathukudi3,351 people

[All 59 villages in Mayiladuthurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/mayiladuthurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Muvalur?609806
- How far is Muvalur from Nagapattinam?60 km by road
- What is the population of Muvalur?3,476 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muvalur in?Nagapattinam district (Mayiladuthurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Muvalur?88.4% (Census 2011)
