# Maruthamputhur Village, Alangulam, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/alangulam/maruthamputhur/ Village · Alangulam, Tirunelveli # Maruthamputhur Maruthamputhur is a village in Alangulam sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627851**. The 2011 Census counted **6,696 people in 1,857 households**, the 8th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%. - 6,696people (2011) - 1,857households - 73.9%literacy - 627851PIN code ## Maruthamputhur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Maruthamputhur is 627851.** Maruthamputhur falls in Alangulam sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627851 - Gram panchayatMaruthamputhur - Community development blockPappakudi - Census village code642816 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maruthamputhur from nearby towns? - Alangulam (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)30 km by road - Alangulam (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 Maruthamputhur? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Maruthamputhur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nallur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sivalarkulam - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 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 and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Maruthamputhur known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and banana**. About 7% of the 1,078 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Maruthamputhur Of every 100 households in Maruthamputhur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Maruthamputhur · ■ Alangulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****28%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **68% Tap water ****97%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **66% Use banking services ****60%** **58% Television ****85%** **84% Mobile phone ****45%** **53% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****86%** **91% 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 Maruthamputhur? ■ Maruthamputhur · ■ Alangulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%** **77.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **1026 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833** **992 Working population ****57.2%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.9% for men and 68.0% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 238 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 417 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1,523 (40%) · **■** Other work 1,243 (32%) · **■** Marginal 408 (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 Alangulam - Kaluneerkulam9,082 people - Kuthapanjan8,748 people - Kadanganeri8,250 people - Poolankulam8,249 people - Anaindaperumalnadanur5,297 people - Pudupatti5,171 people - Nettur4,599 people - Kavalakurichi4,032 people [All 31 villages in Alangulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/alangulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maruthamputhur?627851 - How far is Maruthamputhur from Tirunelveli?30 km by road - What is the population of Maruthamputhur?6,696 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maruthamputhur in?Tirunelveli district (Alangulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Maruthamputhur?73.9% (Census 2011)