# Mohur Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram 

# Mohur

Mohur is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606202**. The 2011 Census counted **2,567 people in 595 households**, the 57th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 2,567people (2011)
- 595households
- 69.9%literacy
- 606202PIN code

## Mohur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mohur is 606202.** Mohur falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606202
- Gram panchayatMohur
- Community development blockKallakkurichi
- Census village code633399

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

## How far is Mohur from nearby towns?

- Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)75 km by road
- Kallakkurichi (nearest town)6 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 Mohur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Mohur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kallakurichi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kallakurichi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kallakurichi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 20 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 Mohur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and sesame seeds**. About 71% of the 563 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Mohur

Of every 100 households in Mohur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mohur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**87%

Tap water ****99%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**77%

Use banking services ****44%**

**49%

Television ****83%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**20%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**10%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Mohur?

■ Mohur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793**

**939

Working population ****56.5%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 56.3% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 528 (36%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 128 (9%) · **■** Marginal 717 (49%)

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 Sankarapuram

- Kadambur2,666 people
- Agraharapandalam2,633 people
- Purthirampattu2,630 people
- Kandikkal2,603 people
- Kallipattu2,558 people
- Vadachettiyandal2,488 people
- Sembarampattu2,475 people
- Manjaputhur2,453 people

[All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mohur?606202
- How far is Mohur from Viluppuram?75 km by road
- What is the population of Mohur?2,567 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mohur in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Mohur?69.9% (Census 2011)
