# Mokshakulam Village, Viluppuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Viluppuram, Viluppuram 

# Mokshakulam

Mokshakulam is a village in Viluppuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605105**. The 2011 Census counted **2,195 people in 540 households**, the 102nd largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 2,195people (2011)
- 540households
- 72.6%literacy
- 605105PIN code

## Mokshakulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mokshakulam is 605105.** Mokshakulam falls in Viluppuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code605105
- Gram panchayatMokshakulam
- Community development blockKandamangalam
- Census village code633024

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mokshakulam from nearby towns?

- Viluppuram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)15 km by road
- Valavanur (nearest town)6 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 Mokshakulam?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Mokshakulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Siruvanthanadu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Viluppuram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gangarampalayam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Mokshakulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, casuarina and sugarcane**. About 61% of the 269 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Mokshakulam

Of every 100 households in Mokshakulam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mokshakulam · ■ Viluppuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**82%

Tap water ****100%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**72%

Use banking services ****37%**

**44%

Television ****89%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**5%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Mokshakulam?

■ Mokshakulam · ■ Viluppuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**937

Working population ****43.1%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 63.7% for women. 55% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 414 (44%) · **■** Household industry 73 (8%) · **■** Other work 391 (41%) · **■** Marginal 28 (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 Viluppuram

- Serndanur2,305 people
- Palliyandur2,272 people
- Pagandai2,232 people
- Kanjanur2,195 people
- Perumbakkam2,184 people
- Siruvakkur2,172 people
- Kolippattu2,159 people
- Kasbakaranai2,133 people

[All 234 villages in Viluppuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/viluppuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mokshakulam?605105
- How far is Mokshakulam from Viluppuram?15 km by road
- What is the population of Mokshakulam?2,195 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mokshakulam in?Viluppuram district (Viluppuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Mokshakulam?72.6% (Census 2011)