# Maruthur Village, Yercaud, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Yercaud, Salem 

# Maruthur

Maruthur is a village in Yercaud sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636601**. The 2011 Census counted **131 people in 34 households**, the 53rd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 131people (2011)
- 34households
- 31.9%literacy
- 636601PIN code

## Maruthur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maruthur is 636601.** Maruthur falls in Yercaud sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636601
- Gram panchayatMaramangalam
- Community development blockYercaud
- Census village code634117

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?

- Yercaud (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)42 km by road
- Salem (nearest town)42 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Yercaud
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salem
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yercaud
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 **maize, ragi and samai**. About 50% of the 24 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 44 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maruthur · ■ Yercaud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****21%**

**32%

Television ****88%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**90%

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 · ■ Yercaud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.9%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**889

Working population ****63.4%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.0% for men and 21.2% for women. 67% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (39%) · **■** Other work 48 (58%)

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 Yercaud

- Kadugamarathur224 people
- Veppadi221 people
- Mangalam166 people
- Kumbipodi147 people
- Olavakkadu124 people
- Arasamanathur77 people
- Elavadi43 people
- Solambadi42 people

[All 86 villages in Yercaud](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/yercaud/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maruthur?636601
- How far is Maruthur from Salem?42 km by road
- What is the population of Maruthur?131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maruthur in?Salem district (Yercaud sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Maruthur?31.9% (Census 2011)