# Moosivakkam Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/moosivakkam/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Moosivakkam Moosivakkam is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603308**. The 2011 Census counted **1,594 people in 200 households**, the 50th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 1,594people (2011) - 200households - 91.1%literacy - 603308PIN code ## Moosivakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Moosivakkam is 603308.** Moosivakkam falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603308 - Gram panchayatVaiyavur - Community development blockMaduranthakam - Census village code629986 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Moosivakkam from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)60 km by road - Maduranthakam (nearest town)14 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Moosivakkam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Moosivakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Medical collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Vaiyavur - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Padalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Moosivakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. Products made here include rice. About 12% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Moosivakkam Of every 100 households in Moosivakkam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Moosivakkam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **94% Toilet within the home ****33%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **82% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%** **77% Use banking services ****57%** **39% Television ****90%** **89% Mobile phone ****86%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****31%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **95% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Moosivakkam? ■ Moosivakkam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783** **959 Working population ****19.8%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.9% for men and 89.6% for women. 29% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 95 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (37%) · **■** Other work 103 (33%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Maduranthakam - Thandalam1,631 people - Kadamalaiputhur1,603 people - Pulipurakoil1,599 people - Semppondi1,596 people - Sirupairpandi1,573 people - Theetalam1,573 people - L.Endathur1,571 people - Vilvarayanallur1,567 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Moosivakkam?603308 - How far is Moosivakkam from Kancheepuram?60 km by road - What is the population of Moosivakkam?1,594 (Census 2011) - Which district is Moosivakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Moosivakkam?91.1% (Census 2011)