# Maruvathur Village, Valangaiman, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/valangaiman/maruvathur/ Village · Valangaiman, Thiruvarur # Maruvathur Maruvathur is a village in Valangaiman sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612802**. The 2011 Census counted **889 people in 252 households**, the 46th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 889people (2011) - 252households - 62.4%literacy - 612802PIN code ## Maruvathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Maruvathur is 612802.** Maruvathur falls in Valangaiman sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612802 - Gram panchayatMaruvathur - Community development blockValangaiman - Census village code637889 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maruvathur from nearby towns? - Valangaiman (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)25 km by road - Valangaiman (nearest town)12 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 Maruvathur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Maruvathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National 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 school5–10 km · Valangaiman - ○Degree college10+ km · Kumbakonam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumbakonam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Maruvathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, pulses and black gram**. About 88% of the 398 hectares of village land is sown, and 346 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 Maruvathur Of every 100 households in Maruvathur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Maruvathur · ■ Valangaiman rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **93% Toilet within the home ****17%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **73% Tap water ****99%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **76% Use banking services ****23%** **38% Television ****82%** **91% Mobile phone ****43%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **4% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 Maruvathur? ■ Maruvathur · ■ Valangaiman rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **910 Working population ****53.5%** **46.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.9% for men and 54.7% for women. 54% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 53 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 313 (66%) · **■** Other work 31 (7%) · **■** Marginal 79 (17%) 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 Valangaiman - Vadakkupattam947 people - Veeramangalam934 people - Aravathur919 people - Uthamadhanapuram912 people - Poonaerrupu855 people - Veeranam850 people - Renganathapuram828 people - Kalathur815 people [All 70 villages in Valangaiman](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/valangaiman/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maruvathur?612802 - How far is Maruvathur from Thiruvarur?25 km by road - What is the population of Maruvathur?889 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maruvathur in?Thiruvarur district (Valangaiman sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Maruvathur?62.4% (Census 2011)