# Molapalayam Village, Rasipuram, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/rasipuram/molapalayam/ Village · Rasipuram, Namakkal # Molapalayam Molapalayam is a village in Rasipuram sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632412**. The 2011 Census counted **2,097 people in 669 households**, the 31st largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%. - 2,097people (2011) - 669households - 61.6%literacy - 632412PIN code ## Molapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Molapalayam is 632412.** Molapalayam falls in Rasipuram sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632412 - Gram panchayatMolapalayam - Community development blockRasipuram - Census village code634554 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Molapalayam from nearby towns? - Rasipuram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Namakkal (district HQ)33 km by road - Rasipuram (nearest town)10 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 Molapalayam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Molapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chingalanthapuram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kurukapuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kakkaveri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ 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 tube wells / boreholes - 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 Molapalayam known for? The main crops are **tapioca, turmeric and ground nut**. About 61% of the 660 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 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 Molapalayam Of every 100 households in Molapalayam in 2011, 86 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Molapalayam · ■ Rasipuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **88% Toilet within the home ****27%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **62% Tap water ****80%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **59% Use banking services ****55%** **37% Television ****77%** **87% Mobile phone ****62%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****33%** **36% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **6% Own their home ****94%** **88% 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 Molapalayam? ■ Molapalayam · ■ Rasipuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%** **68.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903** **887 Working population ****61.6%** **56.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.2% for men and 51.6% for women. 66% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 178 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 740 (57%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 329 (25%) · **■** Marginal 24 (2%) 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 Rasipuram - Thengalpalayam2,467 people - Thiruppulinadu2,399 people - Edappulinadu2,309 people - Thoppapatti2,131 people - Navalpatti2,084 people - Komarapalayam1,916 people - Tho. Jadarpalayam1,879 people - Molakkadu1,873 people [All 109 villages in Rasipuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/rasipuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Molapalayam?632412 - How far is Molapalayam from Namakkal?33 km by road - What is the population of Molapalayam?2,097 (Census 2011) - Which district is Molapalayam in?Namakkal district (Rasipuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Molapalayam?61.6% (Census 2011)