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About Murungatholuvu Village

Murungatholuvu is one of the larger villages in Perundurai tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,097, made up of 3,614 males and 3,483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2801.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murungatholuvu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murungatholuvu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Erode
Tehsil Perundurai
Pincode 638051
Area (hectares) 2801.27 hectares
Population 7,097
Male Population 3,614
Female Population 3,483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Murungatholuvu compares

By the 2011 count Murungatholuvu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents. Its 2801.27 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Murungatholuvu

Murungatholuvu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murungatholuvu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murungatholuvu from other places

Murungatholuvu lies about 22 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Ingur, about 8.8 km away. 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 Murungatholuvu
Nearest railway station Ingur 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Perundurai 14 km
District headquarters Erode 22 km

Villages closest to Murungatholuvu

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

Common questions about Murungatholuvu

As per the Census of India 2011, Murungatholuvu village had a population of 7,097. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents.

Murungatholuvu village has 3,614 males and 3,483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murungatholuvu has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Murungatholuvu is 638051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murungatholuvu covers 2801.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murungatholuvu falls under Perundurai tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Murungatholuvu is Ingur, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Murungatholuvu is about 22 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murungatholuvu is in Perundurai tehsil of Erode district. Ingur is about 8.8 km away. Perundurai is about 14 km away. Erode is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Unjapalayam (2.9 km), Chennimalai (4.1 km) and Chennimalai R F (4.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Murungatholuvu today is likely to be higher.

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