About Mookkanur Village

Mookkanur is a mid sized village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,759, made up of 894 males and 865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 807.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mookkanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mookkanur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Sankarapuram
Pincode	606402
Area (hectares)	807.78 hectares
Population	1,759
Male Population	894
Female Population	865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mookkanur compares

By the 2011 count Mookkanur is the 82nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 807.78 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 979.

Getting to Mookkanur

Mookkanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mookkanur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Mookkanur from other places

Mookkanur lies about 62 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Adichchanur, about 31 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 Mookkanur
Tehsil headquarters	Sankarapuram	5.6 km
Nearest town	Vadakkanandal	20 km
Nearest railway station	Adichchanur	31 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	62 km

Villages closest to Mookkanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mookkanur village had a population of 1,759. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Mookkanur village has 894 males and 865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mookkanur has about 968 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Mookkanur is 606402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mookkanur covers 807.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mookkanur falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mookkanur is Adichchanur, about 31 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mookkanur.

Mookkanur is about 62 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mookkanur is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Sankarapuram is about 5.6 km away. Vadakkanandal is about 20 km away. Adichchanur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.