# Mookkanur Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/mookkanur/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Mookkanur Mookkanur is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606402**. The 2011 Census counted **1,759 people in 419 households**, the 82nd largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,759people (2011) - 419households - 66.0%literacy - 606402PIN code ## Mookkanur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mookkanur is 606402.** Mookkanur falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606402 - Gram panchayatMookkanur - Community development blockSankarapuram - Census village code633277 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mookkanur from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)70 km by road - Sankarapuram (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 Mookkanur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Mookkanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kaduvanur - ○Degree college10+ km · Viriyur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pakkamputhur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Mookkanur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 62% of the 808 hectares of village land is sown, and 482 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 Mookkanur Of every 100 households in Mookkanur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mookkanur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****7%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **87% Tap water ****99%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **77% Use banking services ****50%** **49% Television ****88%** **76% Mobile phone ****54%** **61% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **10% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Mookkanur? ■ Mookkanur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081** **939 Working population ****54.6%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 53.6% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 572 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (11%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 119 (12%) · **■** Marginal 150 (16%) 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 Sankarapuram - Sirupanaiyur1,883 people - Pallippattu1,849 people - Vaniyanthal1,825 people - Vadaponparappi1,780 people - Aviriyur1,750 people - Vannanjur1,749 people - Moolakkadu1,725 people - Malliampadi1,724 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mookkanur?606402 - How far is Mookkanur from Viluppuram?70 km by road - What is the population of Mookkanur?1,759 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mookkanur in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mookkanur?66.0% (Census 2011)