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About Mukkur Village

Mukkur is a mid sized village in Cheyyar tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,616, made up of 824 males and 792 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mukkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mukkur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Cheyyar
Pincode 604407
Area (hectares) 415.42 hectares
Population 1,616
Male Population 824
Female Population 792
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 34 km distance

How Mukkur compares

By the 2011 count Mukkur is the 62nd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 415.42 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 994.

Getting to Mukkur

Mukkur 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 Mukkur 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 34 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mukkur from other places

Mukkur lies about 62 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Arni Road, about 28 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 Mukkur
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyar 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Arni Road 28 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 62 km

Villages closest to Mukkur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mukkur village had a population of 1,616. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Mukkur village has 824 males and 792 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mukkur has about 961 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 994.

The pincode recorded for Mukkur is 604407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mukkur covers 415.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mukkur falls under Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mukkur is Arni Road, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 34 km distance.

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

Mukkur is about 62 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mukkur is in Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Cheyyar is about 8.8 km away. Arni Road is about 28 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madurai (under 2 km), Kazhanipakkam (1.6 km) and Vakkadai (1.6 km).

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

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