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About Moolakkarai Village

Moolakkarai is a mid sized village in Tiruchendur tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,155, made up of 564 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moolakkarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moolakkarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Tiruchendur
Pincode 628201
Area (hectares) 186.92 hectares
Population 1,155
Male Population 564
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Moolakkarai compares

By the 2011 count Moolakkarai is the 39th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents. Its 186.92 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Moolakkarai

Moolakkarai 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 Moolakkarai 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mathavankuruchi, Maveedupannai, Megnanapuram and Mela Authoor. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Moolakkarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Moolakkarai village had a population of 1,155. That makes it the 39th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents.

Moolakkarai village has 564 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moolakkarai has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Moolakkarai is 628201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moolakkarai covers 186.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Moolakkarai falls under Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Moolakkarai notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Moolakkarai is in Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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