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About Mukkuperi Village

Mukkuperi is a large village in Tiruchendur tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,505, made up of 1,644 males and 1,861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628617, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mukkuperi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mukkuperi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Tiruchendur
Pincode 628617
Area (hectares) 486.73 hectares
Population 3,505
Male Population 1,644
Female Population 1,861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mukkuperi compares

By the 2011 count Mukkuperi is the 16th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents. Its 486.73 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Mukkuperi

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

How far is Mukkuperi from other places

Mukkuperi lies about 28 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Nazareth, about under 2 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 Mukkuperi
Nearest railway station Nazareth under 2 km
Nearest town Arumuganeri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchendur 17 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 28 km

Villages closest to Mukkuperi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mukkuperi village had a population of 3,505. That makes it the 16th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents.

Mukkuperi village has 1,644 males and 1,861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mukkuperi has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Mukkuperi is 628617. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mukkuperi covers 486.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mukkuperi falls under Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mukkuperi is Nazareth, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Mukkuperi is about 28 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mukkuperi is in Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Nazareth is about under 2 km away. Arumuganeri is about 12 km away. Tiruchendur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katchanavilai (2.3 km), Kadayanodai (2.9 km) and Thenthiruperai (3.9 km).

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

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