About Muthur Village

Muthur is a mid sized village in Tharangambadi tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,543, made up of 786 males and 757 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muthur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muthur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nagapattinam
Tehsil	Tharangambadi
Pincode	609302
Area (hectares)	286.9 hectares
Population	1,543
Male Population	786
Female Population	757
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Muthur compares

By the 2011 count Muthur is the 49th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 286.9 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Muthur

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

How far is Muthur from other places

Muthur lies about 12 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Tirumalairayanpattinam, about 8.7 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 Muthur
Nearest railway station	Tirumalairayanpattinam	8.7 km
Nearest town	Kāraikāl	11 km
District headquarters	Nagapattinam	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tharangambadi	23 km

Villages closest to Muthur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muthur village had a population of 1,543. That makes it the 49th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Muthur village has 786 males and 757 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muthur has about 963 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 1030.

The pincode recorded for Muthur is 609302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muthur covers 286.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muthur falls under Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Muthur is Tirumalairayanpattinam, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Muthur is about 12 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muthur is in Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Tirumalairayanpattinam is about 8.7 km away. Kāraikāl is about 11 km away. Nagapattinam is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.