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About Mangalam Village

Mangalam is a large village in Punganur tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,336, made up of 1,628 males and 1,708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1169 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517247, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangalam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Punganur
Pincode 517247
Area (hectares) 1169 hectares
Population 3,336
Male Population 1,628
Female Population 1,708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangalam compares

By the 2011 count Mangalam is the 5th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,053 residents. Its 1169 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Mangalam

Mangalam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mangalam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mangalam from other places

Mangalam lies about 62 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Vayalpad, about 30 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mangalam
Tehsil headquarters Punganur 2.3 km
Nearest town Punganūru 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Vayalpad 30 km
District headquarters Chittoor 62 km

Villages closest to Mangalam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Punganur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Mangalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangalam village had a population of 3,336. That makes it the 5th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,053 residents.

Mangalam village has 1,628 males and 1,708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangalam has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Mangalam is 517247. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangalam covers 1169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mangalam falls under Punganur tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mangalam is Vayalpad, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mangalam.

Mangalam is about 62 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangalam is in Punganur tehsil of Chittoor district. Punganur is about 2.3 km away. Punganūru is about 2.3 km away. Vayalpad is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Punganur (2.3 km), Etavakili (2.8 km) and Bheemaganipalle (3.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mangalam today is likely to be higher.

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