# Moolakkadu Village, Mettur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/moolakkadu/ Village · Mettur, Salem # Moolakkadu Moolakkadu is a village in Mettur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636303**. The 2011 Census counted **3,716 people in 1,103 households**, the 26th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%. - 3,716people (2011) - 1,103households - 64.2%literacy - 636303PIN code ## Moolakkadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Moolakkadu is 636303.** Moolakkadu falls in Mettur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636303 - Gram panchayatMoolakadu - Community development blockKolathur - Census village code633771 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Moolakkadu from nearby towns? - Mettur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Salem (district HQ)61 km by road - Kolathur (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 Moolakkadu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Moolakkadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kolathur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mettur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mettur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 5 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 Moolakkadu known for? The main crops are **onion, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 16% of the 1,465 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Moolakkadu Of every 100 households in Moolakkadu in 2011, 87 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Moolakkadu · ■ Mettur rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **87% Toilet within the home ****12%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **87% Tap water ****91%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **72% Use banking services ****26%** **25% Television ****82%** **64% Mobile phone ****56%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **16% Own their home ****90%** **93% 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 Moolakkadu? ■ Moolakkadu · ■ Mettur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%** **63.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **884 Working population ****59.4%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.2% for men and 53.6% for women. 67% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 396 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 611 (28%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,013 (46%) · **■** Marginal 173 (8%) 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 Mettur - Bukkampatti4,140 people - Koonandiyur4,099 people - Banapuram3,856 people - Singiripatti3,834 people - Veerakkal3,418 people - Karikkapatti3,125 people - Palamalai2,895 people - Chinnasoragai2,679 people [All 44 villages in Mettur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Moolakkadu?636303 - How far is Moolakkadu from Salem?61 km by road - What is the population of Moolakkadu?3,716 (Census 2011) - Which district is Moolakkadu in?Salem district (Mettur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Moolakkadu?64.2% (Census 2011)