About Murungai Village

Murungai is a mid sized village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,048, made up of 535 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murungai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murungai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Maduranthakam
Pincode	603310
Area (hectares)	160.63 hectares
Population	1,048
Male Population	535
Female Population	513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 7 km distance

How Murungai compares

By the 2011 count Murungai is the 86th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 160.63 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Murungai

Murungai 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 Murungai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 7 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murungai from other places

Murungai lies about 18 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Takkolam, about 5.8 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 Murungai
Nearest railway station	Takkolam	5.8 km
Nearest town	Arakkonam	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maduranthakam	18 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	18 km

Villages closest to Murungai

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.

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Common questions about Murungai

As per the Census of India 2011, Murungai village had a population of 1,048. That makes it the 86th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Murungai village has 535 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murungai has about 959 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Murungai is 603310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murungai covers 160.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Murungai is Takkolam, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 7 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 km distance for Murungai.

Murungai is about 18 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murungai is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Takkolam is about 5.8 km away. Arakkonam is about 11 km away. Maduranthakam is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.