# Moolakkarai Village, Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/moolakkarai/ Village · Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi # Moolakkarai Moolakkarai is a village in Tiruchendur sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,155 people in 295 households**, the 40th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%. - 1,155people (2011) - 295households - 86.6%literacy - 628201PIN code ## Moolakkarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Moolakkarai is 628201.** Moolakkarai falls in Tiruchendur sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628201 - Gram panchayatMoolakkarai - Community development blockTiruchendur - Census village code642570 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Moolakkarai from nearby towns? - Tiruchendur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)33 km by road - Arumuganeri (nearest town)3 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 Moolakkarai? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Moolakkarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arumuganeri - ○Degree college10+ km · Nazerath - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veerapandianpattinam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 20 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 Moolakkarai known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and sesame seeds**. About 82% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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 Moolakkarai Of every 100 households in Moolakkarai in 2011, 95 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Moolakkarai · ■ Tiruchendur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****62%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **46% Tap water ****87%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%** **66% Use banking services ****72%** **56% Television ****96%** **85% Mobile phone ****80%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****52%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****1%** **7% Own their home ****90%** **84% 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 Moolakkarai? ■ Moolakkarai · ■ Tiruchendur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%** **89.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048** **1057 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039** **957 Working population ****35.3%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 82.7% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 104 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (49%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 90 (22%) · **■** Marginal 14 (3%) 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 Tiruchendur - Thenthiruperai1,317 people - Athiyakuruchi1,271 people - Udangudi1,239 people - Kadayanodai1,207 people - Lakshmipuram1,104 people - Malavarayanatham984 people - Maveedupannai893 people - Alagiamanavalapuram777 people [All 47 villages in Tiruchendur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Moolakkarai?628201 - How far is Moolakkarai from Thoothukkudi?33 km by road - What is the population of Moolakkarai?1,155 (Census 2011) - Which district is Moolakkarai in?Thoothukkudi district (Tiruchendur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Moolakkarai?86.6% (Census 2011)