# Muramban Village, Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/muramban/ Village · Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi # Muramban Muramban is a village in Ottapidaram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628302**. The 2011 Census counted **696 people in 210 households**, the 56th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 696people (2011) - 210households - 98.4%literacy - 628302PIN code ## Muramban PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Muramban is 628302.** Muramban falls in Ottapidaram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628302 - Gram panchayatMuramban - Community development blockOttapidaram - Census village code642429 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Muramban from nearby towns? - Ottapidaram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)36 km by road - Kayatharu (nearest town)20 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 Muramban? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Muramban; 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 - ●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 school10+ km · Ottapidaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 10 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 Muramban known for? The main crops are **whole green gram, black gram and cotton**. About 49% of the 1,407 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Muramban Of every 100 households in Muramban in 2011, 93 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Muramban · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%** **71% Use banking services ****60%** **46% Television ****77%** **84% Mobile phone ****10%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **8% Own their home ****92%** **87% 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 Muramban? ■ Muramban · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****98.4%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895** **960 Working population ****71.0%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.0% for men and 98.8% for women. 72% of men and 70% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 9 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 447 (90%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Ottapidaram - Kottali771 people - Melapandiyapuram766 people - Araikkulam713 people - P.Duraiswamipuram703 people - Govindapuram587 people - Kumara Ettaiyapuram518 people - Valasamuthram455 people - Sangampatti446 people [All 63 villages in Ottapidaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Muramban?628302 - How far is Muramban from Thoothukkudi?36 km by road - What is the population of Muramban?696 (Census 2011) - Which district is Muramban in?Thoothukkudi district (Ottapidaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Muramban?98.4% (Census 2011)