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About Moosivakkam Village

Moosivakkam is a mid sized village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,594, made up of 763 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moosivakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moosivakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Maduranthakam
Pincode 603308
Area (hectares) 207.19 hectares
Population 1,594
Male Population 763
Female Population 831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 8 km distance

How Moosivakkam compares

By the 2011 count Moosivakkam is the 50th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 207.19 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Moosivakkam

Moosivakkam 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 Moosivakkam 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 8 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Moosivakkam from other places

Moosivakkam lies about 35 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Padalam, about 5.1 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 Moosivakkam
Nearest railway station Padalam 5.1 km
Nearest town Madurāntakam 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Maduranthakam 35 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 35 km

Villages closest to Moosivakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moosivakkam village had a population of 1,594. That makes it the 50th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Moosivakkam village has 763 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moosivakkam has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Moosivakkam is 603308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moosivakkam covers 207.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Moosivakkam falls under Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Moosivakkam is Padalam, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 8 km distance.

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

Moosivakkam is about 35 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moosivakkam is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Padalam is about 5.1 km away. Madurāntakam is about 9.5 km away. Maduranthakam is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baburayanpettai (under 2 km), Kongaraimambattu (under 2 km) and Mambattu (under 2 km).

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

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