About Murukkam Village

Murukkam is a mid sized village in Vanur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 787, made up of 395 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murukkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murukkam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Vanur
Pincode	605109
Area (hectares)	457.04 hectares
Population	787
Male Population	395
Female Population	392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 6 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 20 km distance

How Murukkam compares

By the 2011 count Murukkam is the 63rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,085 residents. Its 457.04 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Murukkam

Murukkam 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 Murukkam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 6 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 20 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murukkam from other places

Murukkam lies about 29 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Mailam, about 13 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 Murukkam
Tehsil headquarters	Vanur	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Mailam	13 km
Nearest town	Tindivanam	16 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	29 km

Villages closest to Murukkam

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

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Common questions about Murukkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Murukkam village had a population of 787. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,085 residents.

Murukkam village has 395 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murukkam has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Murukkam is 605109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murukkam covers 457.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murukkam falls under Vanur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Murukkam is Mailam, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 20 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 6 km distance for Murukkam.

Murukkam is about 29 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murukkam is in Vanur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Vanur is about 8.7 km away. Mailam is about 13 km away. Tindivanam is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.