About Moolakkadu Village

Moolakkadu is a mid sized village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,725, made up of 869 males and 856 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2150.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moolakkadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moolakkadu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Sankarapuram
Pincode	606401
Area (hectares)	2150.32 hectares
Population	1,725
Male Population	869
Female Population	856
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Moolakkadu compares

By the 2011 count Moolakkadu is the 85th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 2150.32 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Moolakkadu

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

Moolakkadu lies about 71 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tandarai, about 37 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 Moolakkadu
Tehsil headquarters	Sankarapuram	13 km
Nearest town	Vadakkanandal	22 km
Nearest railway station	Tandarai	37 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	71 km

Villages closest to Moolakkadu

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 Moolakkadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Moolakkadu village had a population of 1,725. That makes it the 85th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Moolakkadu village has 869 males and 856 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moolakkadu has about 985 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 Moolakkadu is 606401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moolakkadu covers 2150.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Moolakkadu is Tandarai, about 37 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 Moolakkadu.

Moolakkadu is about 71 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moolakkadu is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Sankarapuram is about 13 km away. Vadakkanandal is about 22 km away. Tandarai is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.