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About Murungai Village

Murungai is a large village in Thottiyam tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,070, made up of 1,542 males and 1,528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1151.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murungai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murungai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil Thottiyam
Pincode 621207
Area (hectares) 1151.16 hectares
Population 3,070
Male Population 1,542
Female Population 1,528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murungai compares

By the 2011 count Murungai is the 17th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,047 residents. Its 1151.16 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Murungai

Murungai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murungai 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 Murungai from other places

Murungai lies about 59 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Mohanur, about 8.5 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 Murungai
Nearest railway station Mohanur 8.5 km
Nearest town Senapparetti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Thottiyam 14 km
District headquarters Tiruchirappalli 59 km

Villages closest to Murungai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murungai village had a population of 3,070. That makes it the 17th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,047 residents.

Murungai village has 1,542 males and 1,528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murungai has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Murungai is 621207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murungai covers 1151.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murungai falls under Thottiyam tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Murungai is Mohanur, about 8.5 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 <5 km distance for Murungai.

Murungai is about 59 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murungai is in Thottiyam tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Mohanur is about 8.5 km away. Senapparetti is about 14 km away. Thottiyam is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pidaramangalam (2.3 km), Nagayanallur (3.6 km) and Kidaram (3.9 km).

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

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