# Murukeri Village, Tindivanam, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/murukeri/ Village · Tindivanam, Viluppuram # Murukeri Murukeri is a village in Tindivanam sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604301**. The 2011 Census counted **1,170 people in 278 households**, the 110th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 1,170people (2011) - 278households - 83.3%literacy - 604301PIN code ## Murukeri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Murukeri is 604301.** Murukeri falls in Tindivanam sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604301 - Gram panchayatSiruvadi - Community development blockMarakkanam - Census village code632638 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Murukeri from nearby towns? - Tindivanam (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)57 km by road - Marakkanam (nearest town)12 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 Murukeri? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Murukeri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Siruvadi - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vepperi - ○Degree college10+ km · Tindivanam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tindivanam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 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 Murukeri known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and casuarina**. About 17% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Murukeri Of every 100 households in Murukeri in 2011, 91 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Murukeri · ■ Tindivanam rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **93% Toilet within the home ****17%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **83% Tap water ****36%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** **74% Use banking services ****80%** **40% Television ****86%** **88% Mobile phone ****83%** **61% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****42%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****82%** **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 Murukeri? ■ Murukeri · ■ Tindivanam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1329** **976 Working population ****33.2%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.8% for men and 76.7% for women. 57% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 65 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (25%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 221 (57%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%) 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 Tindivanam - Kilpasar1,206 people - Pampundi1,206 people - Panichamedu1,201 people - Guruvammapettai1,171 people - Karanavur1,165 people - Kodipakkam1,165 people - Kambur1,163 people - Kirandipuram1,138 people [All 223 villages in Tindivanam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Murukeri?604301 - How far is Murukeri from Viluppuram?57 km by road - What is the population of Murukeri?1,170 (Census 2011) - Which district is Murukeri in?Viluppuram district (Tindivanam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Murukeri?83.3% (Census 2011)