About Murukkalnatham Village

Murukkalnatham is a mid sized village in Palakkodu tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 993, made up of 521 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murukkalnatham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murukkalnatham village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Dharmapuri
Tehsil	Palakkodu
Pincode	635106
Area (hectares)	237.92 hectares
Population	993
Male Population	521
Female Population	472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Murukkalnatham compares

By the 2011 count Murukkalnatham is the 76th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 237.92 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Murukkalnatham

Murukkalnatham is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murukkalnatham as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murukkalnatham from other places

Murukkalnatham lies about 9.5 km from Dharmapuri. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Murukkalnatham
District headquarters	Dharmapuri	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palakkodu	20 km

Villages closest to Murukkalnatham

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palakkodu tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Murukkalnatham

As per the Census of India 2011, Murukkalnatham village had a population of 993. That makes it the 76th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Murukkalnatham village has 521 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murukkalnatham has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Murukkalnatham is 635106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murukkalnatham covers 237.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murukkalnatham falls under Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Murukkalnatham notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Murukkalnatham.

Murukkalnatham is about 9.5 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murukkalnatham is in Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Dharmapuri is about 9.5 km away. Palakkodu is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.