# Muthulapuram Village, Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/muthulapuram/ Village · Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi # Muthulapuram Muthulapuram is a village in Ettayapuram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628902**. The 2011 Census counted **2,635 people in 787 households**, the 5th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 2,635people (2011) - 787households - 79.5%literacy - 628902PIN code ## Muthulapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Muthulapuram is 628902.** Muthulapuram falls in Ettayapuram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628902 - Gram panchayatMuthulapuram - Community development blockPudur - Census village code642265 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Muthulapuram from nearby towns? - Ettayapuram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)53 km by road - Ettayapuram (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 Muthulapuram? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Muthulapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Perilovanpatti - ○Degree college10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagalapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 24 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 Muthulapuram known for? The main crops are **bulrush and maize**. Products made here include match box. About 22% of the 1,657 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Muthulapuram Of every 100 households in Muthulapuram in 2011, 91 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Muthulapuram · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **92% Toilet within the home ****14%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **87% Tap water ****93%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **65% Use banking services ****39%** **40% Television ****79%** **83% Mobile phone ****55%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **9% Own their home ****85%** **86% 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 Muthulapuram? ■ Muthulapuram · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070** **1061 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016** **986 Working population ****52.0%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.5% for men and 71.2% for women. 58% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 109 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 323 (24%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 757 (55%) · **■** Marginal 153 (11%) 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 Ettayapuram - Kadalaiyur3,857 people - Ilambuvanam3,695 people - Irachi3,266 people - Thappathi2,730 people - Kila Eral2,491 people - Vembur2,359 people - Ayan Karisalkulam2,286 people - Nambipuram1,545 people [All 55 villages in Ettayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Muthulapuram?628902 - How far is Muthulapuram from Thoothukkudi?53 km by road - What is the population of Muthulapuram?2,635 (Census 2011) - Which district is Muthulapuram in?Thoothukkudi district (Ettayapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Muthulapuram?79.5% (Census 2011)