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- LGD code
- 632759
- Pincode
- 605109
- Post office
- Vanur
- Population
- 787
- Households
- 173
- Literacy rate
- 60.9%
- Sex ratio
- 992 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 457
Census 2011 · in context
How Murukkam compares
By population, Murukkam ranks #63 of 79 villages in Vanur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.9%
−5.7% vs mandal average
Murukkam60.9%
Vanur mandal66.6%
Viluppuram district63.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
992
+11 vs mandal average
Murukkam992
Vanur mandal981
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.2 vs mandal average
Murukkam4.5
Vanur mandal4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Murukkam at a glance
Murukkam is a village of 787 people in 173 households (Census 2011) in Vanur taluk, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, the 63rd-largest of 79 villages in Vanur taluk. Literacy is 61%, 6 points below the taluk average of 67% and the sex ratio is 992 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 605109, served by Vanur post office; the LGD village code is 632759. The village votes in Kurinjipadi assembly constituency, represented by MLA M.R.K.Panneerselvam. The population is estimated at 928 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Murukkam
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- TINDIVANAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Terkunam
- Total area (ha)
- 457.04
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 325.31
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Murukkam
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Murukkam
- LGD code
- 632759
- Pincode
- 605109
- Post office
- Vanur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 787
- Population (projected 2026)
- 928
- Households
- 173
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 992
- Literacy rate
- 60.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Cuddalore
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kurinjipadi
- Member of Parliament
- M. K. Vishnu Prasad
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- M.R.K.Panneerselvam
- Block / Mandal
- Vanur
- Nearest bank
- Canara Bank (15.0 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 605109
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Murukkam
Other villages in Vanur mandal
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- Tiruchitrambalam
- Pulichapallam
- Kiliyanur
- Pattanur
- Irumbai
- Vanur
- Tailapuram
- Pombur
- Semangalam
- Uppuvelur
- Puthurai
- Parangani
- Nallavur
- Eraiyur
- Tiruvaikkarai
- Perambai
- Karasanur
- Peravur
- Terkunam
- Royapudupakkam
- Olagapuram
- V. Pudupakkam
- Kanjimangalam
- Perumbakkam
- Kaluperumbakkam
- Kadapperikuppam
- Adanappattu
- Kondamur
- Katrambakkam
- Kodur
- Olundiyappattu
- Kilappakkam
- Siruvai
- Kunnam
- Kodippakkam (Ten)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)