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About Mokshakulam Village

Mokshakulam is a large village in Viluppuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,195, made up of 1,096 males and 1,099 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mokshakulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mokshakulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Viluppuram
Pincode 605105
Area (hectares) 269.03 hectares
Population 2,195
Male Population 1,096
Female Population 1,099
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mokshakulam compares

By the 2011 count Mokshakulam is the 101st largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,428 residents. Its 269.03 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Mokshakulam

Mokshakulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mokshakulam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mokshakulam from other places

Mokshakulam lies about 12 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Valavanur, about 5.4 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 Mokshakulam
Nearest railway station Valavanur 5.4 km
Nearest town Sālamedu 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Viluppuram 12 km

Villages closest to Mokshakulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mokshakulam village had a population of 2,195. That makes it the 101st largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,428 residents.

Mokshakulam village has 1,096 males and 1,099 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mokshakulam has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Mokshakulam is 605105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mokshakulam covers 269.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mokshakulam falls under Viluppuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mokshakulam is Valavanur, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mokshakulam.

Mokshakulam is about 12 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mokshakulam is in Viluppuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Valavanur is about 5.4 km away. Sālamedu is about 11 km away. Viluppuram is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siruvandadu (under 2 km), Parasureddipalaiyam (2.3 km) and Puvarasamkuppam (2.3 km).

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

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