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About Murukkanthal Village

Murukkanthal is a small village in Uthangarai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 234 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murukkanthal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murukkanthal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Uthangarai
Pincode 635207
Area (hectares) 246.29 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 234
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Murukkanthal compares

By the 2011 count Murukkanthal is the 133rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 246.29 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Murukkanthal

Murukkanthal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murukkanthal 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. The nearest villages by name are Moondrampatti, Moongileri, Mottur and Muchilikuttai. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Murukkanthal

As per the Census of India 2011, Murukkanthal village had a population of 451. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Murukkanthal village has 234 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murukkanthal has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Murukkanthal is 635207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murukkanthal covers 246.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murukkanthal falls under Uthangarai tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Murukkanthal notes the nearest railway station 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 Murukkanthal.

Murukkanthal is in Uthangarai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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