# Muppaiyur Village, Devakottai, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/devakottai/muppaiyur/ Village · Devakottai, Sivaganga # Muppaiyur Muppaiyur is a village in Devakottai sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623402**. The 2011 Census counted **2,562 people in 645 households**, the 9th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 2,562people (2011) - 645households - 76.3%literacy - 623402PIN code ## Muppaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Muppaiyur is 623402.** Muppaiyur falls in Devakottai sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623402 - Gram panchayatMuppaiyur , Vettivayal - Community development blockDevakottai - Census village code640209 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Muppaiyur from nearby towns? - Devakottai (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)40 km by road - Devakottai (nearest town)16 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 Muppaiyur? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Muppaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thiruvegampattu - ○Degree college10+ km · Maranisarugani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sathikkottai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 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 Muppaiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy and plantain**. About 57% of the 1,201 hectares of village land is sown, and 307 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 Muppaiyur Of every 100 households in Muppaiyur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Muppaiyur · ■ Devakottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **91% Toilet within the home ****12%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **82% Tap water ****73%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **84% Use banking services ****65%** **55% Television ****91%** **89% Mobile phone ****66%** **71% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **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 Muppaiyur? ■ Muppaiyur · ■ Devakottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803** **975 Working population ****68.4%** **55.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.5% for men and 67.3% for women. 68% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 433 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 565 (32%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 72 (4%) · **■** Marginal 669 (38%) 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 Devakottai - Nedodai3,020 people - Thidakkottai2,984 people - Kandiyur2,904 people - Kurunthanakottai2,804 people - Tiruvegampet2,465 people - Unjanai2,350 people - Naranamangalam2,324 people - Vengalore2,281 people [All 91 villages in Devakottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/devakottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Muppaiyur?623402 - How far is Muppaiyur from Sivaganga?40 km by road - What is the population of Muppaiyur?2,562 (Census 2011) - Which district is Muppaiyur in?Sivaganga district (Devakottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Muppaiyur?76.3% (Census 2011)