# Muthur Village, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli 

# Muthur

Muthur is a village in Palayamkottai sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627007**. The 2011 Census counted **3,173 people in 823 households**, the 9th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.5%.

- 3,173people (2011)
- 823households
- 76.3%literacy
- 627007PIN code

## Muthur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Muthur is 627007.** Muthur falls in Palayamkottai sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code627007
- Gram panchayatMuthur
- Community development blockPalayamkottai
- Census village code642916

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Muthur from nearby towns?

- Tirunelveli (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ)15 km by road
- Tirunelveli (nearest town)15 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 Muthur?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Muthur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Reddiarpatty
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirunelveli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tirunelveli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Muthur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, banana and birinjal**. About 11% of the 1,815 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Muthur

Of every 100 households in Muthur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Muthur · ■ Palayamkottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**55%

Tap water ****96%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**54%

Use banking services ****59%**

**62%

Television ****86%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**5%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Muthur?

■ Muthur · ■ Palayamkottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**83.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**972

Working population ****47.9%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 69.1% for women. 60% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 489 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 346 (23%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 450 (30%) · **■** Marginal 218 (14%)

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

- Sivalaperi4,571 people
- Ariyakulam4,130 people
- Naduvakurichi3,859 people
- Sivandipatti3,454 people
- Melathidiyur3,040 people
- Sengulam2,692 people
- Nochikulam2,670 people
- Melathiruvengadanathapuram2,659 people

[All 41 villages in Palayamkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Muthur?627007
- How far is Muthur from Tirunelveli?15 km by road
- What is the population of Muthur?3,173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muthur in?Tirunelveli district (Palayamkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Muthur?76.3% (Census 2011)