# Murugapady Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/murugapady/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Murugapady Murugapady is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606803**. The 2011 Census counted **1,777 people in 422 households**, the 87th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 1,777people (2011) - 422households - 68.3%literacy - 606803PIN code ## Murugapady PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Murugapady is 606803.** Murugapady falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606803 - Gram panchayatMurugapady - Community development blockPolur - Census village code631715 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Murugapady from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)38 km by road - Polur (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 Murugapady? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Murugapady; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 · Polur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ettivadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Polur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 15 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 Murugapady known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include jaggery. About 29% of the 524 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Murugapady Of every 100 households in Murugapady in 2011, 93 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Murugapady · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **90% Toilet within the home ****22%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **87% Tap water ****92%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%** **76% Use banking services ****34%** **40% Television ****75%** **83% Mobile phone ****48%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **8% Own their home ****93%** **95% 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 Murugapady? ■ Murugapady · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028** **917 Working population ****53.2%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.4% for men and 59.5% for women. 58% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 161 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 242 (26%) · **■** Household industry 40 (4%) · **■** Other work 265 (28%) · **■** Marginal 238 (25%) 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 Polur - Irumbili1,838 people - Sengaputheri1,832 people - Edapirai1,825 people - Bannambut1,792 people - Sanikkavady1,769 people - Kangiyanoor1,757 people - Sholavaram1,755 people - Ettivady1,748 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Murugapady?606803 - How far is Murugapady from Tiruvannamalai?38 km by road - What is the population of Murugapady?1,777 (Census 2011) - Which district is Murugapady in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Murugapady?68.3% (Census 2011)