# Murugur Village, Thuraiyur, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/thuraiyur/murugur/ Village · Thuraiyur, Tiruchirappalli # Murugur Murugur is a village in Thuraiyur sub-district of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621008**. The 2011 Census counted **4,903 people in 1,410 households**, the 14th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 4,903people (2011) - 1,410households - 76.6%literacy - 621008PIN code ## Murugur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Murugur is 621008.** Murugur falls in Thuraiyur sub-district, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621008 - Gram panchayatGovindapuram, Murugur - Community development blockThuraiyur - Census village code635784 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Murugur from nearby towns? - Thuraiyur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Tiruchirappalli (district HQ)50 km by road - Thuraiyur (nearest town)5 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 Murugur? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Murugur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●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 - ●State 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 · Thuraiyur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vadakkuveli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thuraiyur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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)5 h summer · 5 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 Murugur known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 43% of the 1,353 hectares of village land is sown, and 183 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 Murugur Of every 100 households in Murugur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Murugur · ■ Thuraiyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****34%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **68% Tap water ****96%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **61% Use banking services ****60%** **55% Television ****85%** **84% Mobile phone ****64%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****88%** **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 Murugur? ■ Murugur · ■ Thuraiyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1084** **922 Working population ****61.3%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 68.8% for women. 65% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 279 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,996 (66%) · **■** Household industry 161 (5%) · **■** Other work 439 (15%) · **■** Marginal 131 (4%) 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 - Singalandapuram5,708 people - Maruvathur5,572 people - T. Renganathapuram5,503 people - Eragudi South5,016 people - Koppampatti4,734 people - Pagalavadi4,732 people - Pachaperumal patti South4,712 people - Alathudaiyanpatti4,529 people [All 83 villages in Thuraiyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/thuraiyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Murugur?621008 - How far is Murugur from Tiruchirappalli?50 km by road - What is the population of Murugur?4,903 (Census 2011) - Which district is Murugur in?Tiruchirappalli district (Thuraiyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Murugur?76.6% (Census 2011)