# Murukkambattu Village, Katpadi, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/murukkambattu/ Village · Katpadi, Vellore # Murukkambattu Murukkambattu is a village in Katpadi sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632289**. The 2011 Census counted **2,498 people in 614 households**, the 45th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 2,498people (2011) - 614households - 71.7%literacy - 632289PIN code ## Murukkambattu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Murukkambattu is 632289.** Murukkambattu falls in Katpadi sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632289 - Gram panchayatMurukkampattu - Community development blockK.V. Kuppam - Census village code630418 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Murukkambattu from nearby towns? - Katpadi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)24 km by road - Gudiyatham (nearest town)14 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 Murukkambattu? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Murukkambattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kilvaithinankuppam - ○Degree college10+ km · Gudiyatham - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gudiyatham - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Murukkambattu known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. Products made here include match box, incense sticks and beedi. About 54% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Murukkambattu Of every 100 households in Murukkambattu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Murukkambattu · ■ Katpadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****26%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **72% Tap water ****95%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **61% Use banking services ****33%** **38% Television ****89%** **91% Mobile phone ****62%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****95%** **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 Murukkambattu? ■ Murukkambattu · ■ Katpadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048** **967 Working population ****38.6%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 63.0% for women. 56% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 176 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 382 (40%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 328 (34%) · **■** Marginal 64 (7%) 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 Katpadi - Ammanankuppam2,610 people - Kodukkanthangal2,566 people - Kalambattu2,512 people - Annangudi2,507 people - Arumparuthi2,413 people - Thandalamkrishnapuram2,278 people - Sembarayanallore2,265 people - Maliyapattu2,245 people [All 100 villages in Katpadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Murukkambattu?632289 - How far is Murukkambattu from Vellore?24 km by road - What is the population of Murukkambattu?2,498 (Census 2011) - Which district is Murukkambattu in?Vellore district (Katpadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Murukkambattu?71.7% (Census 2011)