# Moolakkadu Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/moolakkadu/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Moolakkadu Moolakkadu is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606401**. The 2011 Census counted **1,725 people in 375 households**, the 85th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,725people (2011) - 375households - 57.7%literacy - 606401PIN code ## Moolakkadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Moolakkadu is 606401.** Moolakkadu falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606401 - Gram panchayatVanjikkuli - Community development blockKalrayan Hills - Census village code633234 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? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)155 km by road - Sankarapuram (nearest town)35 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? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Moolakkadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Serapattu - ○Degree college10+ km · Viriyur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sankarapuram - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 **tapioca, sugarcane and paddy**. About 18% of the 2,150 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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, 98 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 93 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Moolakkadu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **92% Toilet within the home ****1%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **87% Tap water ****95%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****93%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%** **77% Use banking services ****6%** **49% Television ****94%** **76% Mobile phone ****68%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **10% Own their home ****98%** **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 Moolakkadu? ■ Moolakkadu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **939 Working population ****55.4%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.5% for men and 49.7% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 329 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 551 (58%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (6%) · **■** Marginal 13 (1%) 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 - Vadaponparappi1,780 people - Mookkanur1,759 people - Aviriyur1,750 people - Vannanjur1,749 people - Malliampadi1,724 people - Mundiyur1,692 people - Sembadakurichi1,675 people - Kallippadi1,655 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Moolakkadu?606401 - How far is Moolakkadu from Viluppuram?155 km by road - What is the population of Moolakkadu?1,725 (Census 2011) - Which district is Moolakkadu in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Moolakkadu?57.7% (Census 2011)