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About Molayanur Village

Molayanur is a large village in Pappireddipatti tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,196, made up of 1,606 males and 1,590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1534 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636904, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Molayanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Molayanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Pappireddipatti
Pincode 636904
Area (hectares) 1534 hectares
Population 3,196
Male Population 1,606
Female Population 1,590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Molayanur compares

By the 2011 count Molayanur is the 27th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,303 residents. Its 1534 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Molayanur

Molayanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Molayanur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Molayanur from other places

Molayanur lies about 29 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Bommidi, about 12 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 Molayanur
Nearest town Pallippatti 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Bommidi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pappireddipatti 29 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 29 km

Villages closest to Molayanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Molayanur village had a population of 3,196. That makes it the 27th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,303 residents.

Molayanur village has 1,606 males and 1,590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Molayanur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Molayanur is 636904. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Molayanur covers 1534 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Molayanur falls under Pappireddipatti tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Molayanur is Bommidi, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Molayanur.

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

Molayanur is in Pappireddipatti tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Pallippatti is about 6.2 km away. Bommidi is about 12 km away. Pappireddipatti is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Venkatesamudram (under 2 km), Gundalamaduvu (4.3 km) and Menasi (4.7 km).

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

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