About Murukkeri Village

Murukkeri is a small village in Uthiramerur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 258 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murukkeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murukkeri village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Uthiramerur
Pincode	603406
Area (hectares)	88.92 hectares
Population	485
Male Population	258
Female Population	227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 23 km distance

How Murukkeri compares

By the 2011 count Murukkeri is the 88th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 88.92 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Murukkeri

Murukkeri 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 Murukkeri 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 23 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murukkeri from other places

Murukkeri lies about 31 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Pakkam, about 20 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 Murukkeri
Nearest town	Uttiramerūr	9.6 km
Nearest railway station	Pakkam	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Uthiramerur	31 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	31 km

Villages closest to Murukkeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murukkeri village had a population of 485. That makes it the 88th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Murukkeri village has 258 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murukkeri has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Murukkeri is 603406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murukkeri covers 88.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murukkeri falls under Uthiramerur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Murukkeri is Pakkam, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 23 km distance.

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

Murukkeri is about 31 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murukkeri is in Uthiramerur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Uttiramerūr is about 9.6 km away. Pakkam is about 20 km away. Uthiramerur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.