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About Murukkambadi Village

Murukkambadi is a large village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,554, made up of 1,276 males and 1,278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605754, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murukkambadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murukkambadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 605754
Area (hectares) 480.52 hectares
Population 2,554
Male Population 1,276
Female Population 1,278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murukkambadi compares

By the 2011 count Murukkambadi is the 58th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 480.52 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Murukkambadi

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

Murukkambadi lies about 47 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Andampallam, about 10 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 Murukkambadi
Nearest railway station Andampallam 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 16 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 47 km

Villages closest to Murukkambadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murukkambadi village had a population of 2,554. That makes it the 58th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Murukkambadi village has 1,276 males and 1,278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murukkambadi has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Murukkambadi is 605754. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murukkambadi covers 480.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murukkambadi falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Murukkambadi is Andampallam, about 10 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 Murukkambadi.

Murukkambadi is about 47 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murukkambadi is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Andampallam is about 10 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 16 km away. Viluppuram is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Athiyandal (under 2 km), Konganamur (under 2 km) and Sellankuppam (4.3 km).

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

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