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About Molakkadu Village

Molakkadu is a mid sized village in Rasipuram tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,873, made up of 954 males and 919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Molakkadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Molakkadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Namakkal
Tehsil Rasipuram
Pincode 637401
Area (hectares) 224.72 hectares
Population 1,873
Male Population 954
Female Population 919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Molakkadu compares

By the 2011 count Molakkadu is the 35th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,246 residents. Its 224.72 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Molakkadu

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

Molakkadu lies about 30 km from Namakkal, and the nearest railway station is Rasipuram, about 4.8 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 Molakkadu
Nearest railway station Rasipuram 4.8 km
District headquarters Namakkal 30 km

Villages closest to Molakkadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Molakkadu village had a population of 1,873. That makes it the 35th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,246 residents.

Molakkadu village has 954 males and 919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Molakkadu has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Molakkadu is 637401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Molakkadu covers 224.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Molakkadu falls under Rasipuram tehsil of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Molakkadu is Rasipuram, about 4.8 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 Molakkadu.

Molakkadu is about 30 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Molakkadu is in Rasipuram tehsil of Namakkal district. Rasipuram is about 4.8 km away. Namakkal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thengalpalayam (1.9 km), Muthukalipatti (3.2 km) and Anaikattipalayam (4.0 km).

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

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