Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram
# Magarur

Magarur is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 606204. The 2011 Census counted 461 people in 109 households, the 136th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.
- 461 people (2011)
- 109 households
- 55.8% literacy
- 606204 PIN code

## Magarur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Magarur is 606204. Magarur falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 606204
- Gram panchayat Eyyanur
- Community development block Thiyagadurgam
- Census village code 633532

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Magarur from nearby towns?
- Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ) 28 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Thiagadurgam (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Magarur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Magarur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Asakalathur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Thachur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kallakurichi
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Magarur known for?

The main crops are paddy, sugarcane and cotton. About 28% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Magarur

Of every 100 households in Magarur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Magarur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 94%
- Toilet within the home 12% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 87%
- Tap water 0% 74%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 24%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 73%
- Use banking services 100% 50%
- Television 96% 84%
- Mobile phone 70% 66%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 25% 23%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 3% 7%
- Own their home 100% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Magarur?

■ Magarur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.8% 67.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 905 981
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 918
- Working population 55.7% 54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.3% for men and 51.0% for women. 63% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 38 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 213 (83%) · ■ Other work 4 (2%) · ■ Marginal 2 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kallakkurichi
- Koondalur 627 people
- Thennirikuppam 577 people
- Thathathiripuram 497 people
- Alwarmalai R.F. 466 people
- Thagarai R.F. 414 people
- Poraiyur 378 people
- Kilpoondi 304 people
- Thottapadi R.F. 256 people

All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Magarur? 606204
- How far is Magarur from Viluppuram? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Magarur? 461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Magarur in? Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Magarur? 55.8% (Census 2011)

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