# Maruthur Village, Kulathur, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kulathur, Pudukkottai 

# Maruthur

Maruthur is a village in Kulathur sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622504**. The 2011 Census counted **534 people in 138 households**, the 67th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 534people (2011)
- 138households
- 68.3%literacy
- 622504PIN code

## Maruthur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maruthur is 622504.** Maruthur falls in Kulathur sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code622504
- Gram panchayatNanjur
- Community development blockKunnandarkovil
- Census village code639330

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?

- Keeranur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)32 km by road
- Keeranur (nearest town)6 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?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Maruthur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Keeranur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kalamavur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tiruchirappalli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 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 Maruthur known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and ground nut**. About 36% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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, 91 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maruthur · ■ Kulathur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**91%

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

**16%

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

**83%

Tap water ****94%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**86%

Use banking services ****49%**

**41%

Television ****94%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 · ■ Kulathur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****578**

**964

Working population ****67.0%**

**53.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 59.4% for women. 65% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 107 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (13%) · **■** Other work 46 (13%) · **■** Marginal 160 (45%)

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 Kulathur

- Uchani713 people
- Kunnandarkovil637 people
- Ulagankathanpatti566 people
- Vadugappatti558 people
- Thennangudi517 people
- Seemanur464 people
- Vellaipillayarpatti386 people
- Kattukottaipatti283 people

[All 73 villages in Kulathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/kulathur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maruthur?622504
- How far is Maruthur from Pudukkottai?32 km by road
- What is the population of Maruthur?534 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maruthur in?Pudukkottai district (Kulathur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Maruthur?68.3% (Census 2011)