# Mukkuperi Village, Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/mukkuperi/ Village · Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi # Mukkuperi Mukkuperi is a village in Tiruchendur sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628617**. The 2011 Census counted **3,505 people in 955 households**, the 16th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%. - 3,505people (2011) - 955households - 93.8%literacy - 628617PIN code ## Mukkuperi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mukkuperi is 628617.** Mukkuperi falls in Tiruchendur sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628617 - Gram panchayatMookkuperi - Community development blockAlwarthirunagari - Census village code642566 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mukkuperi from nearby towns? - Tiruchendur (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)45 km by road - Nazerath (nearest town)2 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 Mukkuperi? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Mukkuperi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nazerath - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veerapandianpattinam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Mukkuperi known for? The main crops are **paddy and banana**. About 9% of the 487 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Mukkuperi Of every 100 households in Mukkuperi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Mukkuperi · ■ Tiruchendur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****59%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****41%** **46% Tap water ****88%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **66% Use banking services ****63%** **56% Television ****88%** **85% Mobile phone ****69%** **64% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **7% Own their home ****64%** **84% 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 Mukkuperi? ■ Mukkuperi · ■ Tiruchendur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.8%** **89.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1132** **1057 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880** **957 Working population ****31.1%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.2% for men and 92.7% for women. 52% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 13 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (9%) · **■** Household industry 35 (3%) · **■** Other work 762 (70%) · **■** Marginal 184 (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 Tiruchendur - Chettiyapathu4,479 people - Angamangalam4,086 people - Veerapandianpattinam3,571 people - Vellamadam3,511 people - Suganthalai3,437 people - Katchanavilai2,946 people - Sethukkuvaithan2,924 people - Venkatramanujapuram2,917 people [All 47 villages in Tiruchendur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mukkuperi?628617 - How far is Mukkuperi from Thoothukkudi?45 km by road - What is the population of Mukkuperi?3,505 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mukkuperi in?Thoothukkudi district (Tiruchendur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mukkuperi?93.8% (Census 2011)