# Maruthur Village, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/maruthur/ Village · Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli # Maruthur Maruthur is a village in Palayamkottai sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627007**. The 2011 Census counted **1,247 people in 334 households**, the 24th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.5%. - 1,247people (2011) - 334households - 80.5%literacy - 627007PIN code ## Maruthur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Maruthur is 627007.** Maruthur falls in Palayamkottai sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627007 - Gram panchayatMaruthur - Community development blockPalayamkottai - Census village code642896 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maruthur from nearby towns? - Tirunelveli (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)15 km by road - Tirunelveli (nearest town)12 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 Maruthur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Maruthur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Naduvakurichi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ariyakulam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tirunelveli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)6 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 Maruthur known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and black gram**. About 65% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Maruthur Of every 100 households in Maruthur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Maruthur · ■ Palayamkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****15%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **55% Tap water ****99%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **54% Use banking services ****89%** **62% Television ****83%** **88% Mobile phone ****73%** **70% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****16%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****90%** **83% 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 Maruthur? ■ Maruthur · ■ Palayamkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%** **83.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058** **1015 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **972 Working population ****51.9%** **44.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.8% for men and 73.8% for women. 61% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 22 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (40%) · **■** Household industry 22 (3%) · **■** Other work 266 (41%) · **■** Marginal 77 (12%) 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 Palayamkottai - Thidiyur2,007 people - Krishnapuram1,820 people - Manappadaividu1,674 people - Ponnakkukdi1,631 people - Kongandanparai1,203 people - Parpakulam1,182 people - Kansapuram1,042 people - Udayarkulam955 people [All 41 villages in Palayamkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maruthur?627007 - How far is Maruthur from Tirunelveli?15 km by road - What is the population of Maruthur?1,247 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maruthur in?Tirunelveli district (Palayamkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Maruthur?80.5% (Census 2011)