# Mulakarai Village, Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/vedaranyam/mulakarai/ Village · Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam # Mulakarai Mulakarai is a village in Vedaranyam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614716**. The 2011 Census counted **1,297 people in 365 households**, the 43rd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 1,297people (2011) - 365households - 79.4%literacy - 614716PIN code ## Mulakarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mulakarai is 614716.** Mulakarai falls in Vedaranyam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614716 - Gram panchayatMoolakarai - Community development blockVedaranyam - Census village code637808 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mulakarai from nearby towns? - Vedaranyam (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)48 km by road - Thiruthuraipoondi (nearest town)8 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 Mulakarai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Mulakarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chettipulam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruthuraipoondi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thalainayar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)12 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 Mulakarai known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and pulses**. Products made here include clay pots. About 84% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 217 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 Mulakarai Of every 100 households in Mulakarai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mulakarai · ■ Vedaranyam rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **87% Toilet within the home ****23%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **75% Tap water ****100%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** **84% Use banking services ****34%** **58% Television ****81%** **87% Mobile phone ****54%** **59% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Mulakarai? ■ Mulakarai · ■ Vedaranyam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1377** **929 Working population ****51.8%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 74.6% for women. 57% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 28 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 447 (67%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (7%) · **■** Marginal 146 (22%) 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 Vedaranyam - Piranthiyankarai1,873 people - Thennadar1,774 people - Kadinevayal1,594 people - Kadanthethi1,440 people - Andagathurai1,203 people - Thulasapuram1,082 people - Maharajapuram875 people - Vedaraniyapuram71 people [All 51 villages in Vedaranyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/vedaranyam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mulakarai?614716 - How far is Mulakarai from Nagapattinam?48 km by road - What is the population of Mulakarai?1,297 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mulakarai in?Nagapattinam district (Vedaranyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mulakarai?79.4% (Census 2011)