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About Murukkambakkam Village

Murukkambakkam is a mid sized village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 942, made up of 482 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 612.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murukkambakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murukkambakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Maduranthakam
Pincode 603306
Area (hectares) 612.57 hectares
Population 942
Male Population 482
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 13 km distance

How Murukkambakkam compares

By the 2011 count Murukkambakkam is the 95th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 612.57 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Murukkambakkam

Murukkambakkam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Murukkambakkam 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 13 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murukkambakkam from other places

Murukkambakkam lies about 20 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Palayasivaram, about 5.6 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 Murukkambakkam
Nearest railway station Palayasivaram 5.6 km
Nearest town Maraimalainagar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Maduranthakam 20 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 20 km

Villages closest to Murukkambakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murukkambakkam village had a population of 942. That makes it the 95th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Murukkambakkam village has 482 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murukkambakkam has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Murukkambakkam is 603306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murukkambakkam covers 612.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murukkambakkam falls under Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Murukkambakkam is Palayasivaram, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 13 km distance.

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

Murukkambakkam is about 20 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murukkambakkam is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Palayasivaram is about 5.6 km away. Maraimalainagar is about 15 km away. Maduranthakam is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Netrambakkam (under 2 km), Veliambakkam (under 2 km) and Karunagaravilagam (2.6 km).

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

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