# Maruvathur Village, Thuraiyur, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/thuraiyur/maruvathur/ Village · Thuraiyur, Tiruchirappalli # Maruvathur Maruvathur is a village in Thuraiyur sub-district of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621002**. The 2011 Census counted **5,572 people in 1,587 households**, the 11th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 5,572people (2011) - 1,587households - 73.4%literacy - 621002PIN code ## Maruvathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Maruvathur is 621002.** Maruvathur falls in Thuraiyur sub-district, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621002 - Gram panchayatMaruvathur, Sellipalayam - Community development blockThuraiyur - Census village code635779 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? - Thuraiyur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Tiruchirappalli (district HQ)52 km by road - Thuraiyur (nearest town)7 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Maruvathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sengattupatti - ○Degree college10+ km · Vadakkuveli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thuraiyur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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, onion and sugarcane**. About 57% of the 1,259 hectares of village land is sown, and 560 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, 94 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Maruvathur · ■ Thuraiyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****30%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **68% Tap water ****99%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **61% Use banking services ****53%** **55% Television ****83%** **84% Mobile phone ****59%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****92%** **90% 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 · ■ Thuraiyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947** **922 Working population ****59.2%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 65.5% for women. 63% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,074 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,427 (43%) · **■** Household industry 13 (0%) · **■** Other work 605 (18%) · **■** Marginal 177 (5%) 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 Thuraiyur - Nagalapuram6,157 people - Kottapalayam6,151 people - Sengattupatti5,914 people - Singalandapuram5,708 people - T. Renganathapuram5,503 people - Eragudi South5,016 people - Murugur4,903 people - Koppampatti4,734 people [All 83 villages in Thuraiyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/thuraiyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maruvathur?621002 - How far is Maruvathur from Tiruchirappalli?52 km by road - What is the population of Maruvathur?5,572 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maruvathur in?Tiruchirappalli district (Thuraiyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Maruvathur?73.4% (Census 2011)