# Moolakurichi Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/moolakurichi/ Village · Madurai North, Madurai # Moolakurichi Moolakurichi is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625402**. The 2011 Census counted **620 people in 151 households**, the 79th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 620people (2011) - 151households - 79.0%literacy - 625402PIN code ## Moolakurichi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Moolakurichi is 625402.** Moolakurichi falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625402 - Gram panchayatVayalur - Community development blockMadurai West - Census village code640613 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Moolakurichi from nearby towns? - Madurai North (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)22 km by road - Paravai (nearest town)5 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 Moolakurichi? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Moolakurichi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Samayanallur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Paravai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madurai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Moolakurichi known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 41% of the 148 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Moolakurichi Of every 100 households in Moolakurichi in 2011, 87 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Moolakurichi · ■ Madurai North rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **91% Toilet within the home ****1%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **64% Tap water ****97%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **63% Use banking services ****2%** **46% Television ****81%** **87% Mobile phone ****59%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****12%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****94%** **81% 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 Moolakurichi? ■ Moolakurichi · ■ Madurai North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****824** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767** **936 Working population ****33.7%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.2% for men and 68.0% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (63%) · **■** Other work 28 (13%) · **■** Marginal 48 (23%) 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 Madurai North - Poolampatti689 people - Valaichikulam655 people - Therkupethampatti638 people - Ovalur626 people - Veerapanjan614 people - Ananjiyur600 people - Ilangiyendal598 people - Senkottai585 people [All 140 villages in Madurai North](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Moolakurichi?625402 - How far is Moolakurichi from Madurai?22 km by road - What is the population of Moolakurichi?620 (Census 2011) - Which district is Moolakurichi in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Moolakurichi?79.0% (Census 2011)