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About Muthur Village

Muthur is a mid sized village in Ilayangudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,443, made up of 712 males and 731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 791.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630710, 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 Sivaganga
Tehsil Ilayangudi
Pincode 630710
Area (hectares) 791.45 hectares
Population 1,443
Male Population 712
Female Population 731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muthur compares

By the 2011 count Muthur is the 23rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents. Its 791.45 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1049.

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 <5 km distance. 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 60 km from Sivaganga. 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 town Ramanathapuram 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Ilayangudi 34 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 60 km

Villages closest to Muthur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muthur village had a population of 1,443. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents.

Muthur village has 712 males and 731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muthur has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Muthur is 630710. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muthur covers 791.45 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.

Muthur falls under Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Muthur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Muthur is about 60 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muthur is in Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Ramanathapuram is about 17 km away. Ilayangudi is about 34 km away. Sivaganga is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thiruudayarpuram (12 km), Katchathanallur (23 km) and Alavidangan (23 km).

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

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