About Molapalayam Village

Molapalayam is a large village in Rasipuram tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,097, made up of 1,073 males and 1,024 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 660.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Molapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Molapalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Namakkal
Tehsil	Rasipuram
Pincode	632412
Area (hectares)	660.27 hectares
Population	2,097
Male Population	1,073
Female Population	1,024
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Molapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Molapalayam is the 31st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,246 residents. Its 660.27 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Molapalayam

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

Molapalayam lies about 22 km from Namakkal. 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 Molapalayam
Nearest town	Nāmagiripettai	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rasipuram	7.4 km
District headquarters	Namakkal	22 km

Villages closest to Molapalayam

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.

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Common questions about Molapalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Molapalayam village had a population of 2,097. That makes it the 31st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,246 residents.

Molapalayam village has 1,073 males and 1,024 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Molapalayam has about 954 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 Molapalayam is 632412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Molapalayam covers 660.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Molapalayam notes the nearest railway station 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 Molapalayam.

Molapalayam is about 22 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Molapalayam is in Rasipuram tehsil of Namakkal district. Nāmagiripettai is about 6.8 km away. Rasipuram is about 7.4 km away. Namakkal is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.