About Mangalam Dam Village

Mangalam Dam is one of the larger villages in Alathur tehsil, in the district of Palakkad, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,012, made up of 2,985 males and 3,027 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3000 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 678706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangalam Dam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangalam Dam village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Palakkad
Tehsil	Alathur
Pincode	678706
Area (hectares)	3000 hectares
Population	6,012
Male Population	2,985
Female Population	3,027
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangalam Dam compares

By the 2011 count Mangalam Dam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 14,423 residents. Its 3000 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Mangalam Dam

Mangalam Dam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mangalam Dam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dam from other places

Mangalam Dam lies about 114 km from Palakkad, and the nearest railway station is Nilambur Road, about 50 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 Dam
Nearest town	Kalpatta	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Alathur	28 km
Nearest railway station	Nilambur Road	50 km
District headquarters	Palakkad	114 km

Villages closest to Mangalam Dam

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

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Common questions about Mangalam Dam

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangalam Dam village had a population of 6,012. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 14,423 residents.

Mangalam Dam village has 2,985 males and 3,027 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangalam Dam has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Mangalam Dam is 678706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangalam Dam covers 3000 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mangalam Dam falls under Alathur tehsil of Palakkad district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Mangalam Dam is Nilambur Road, about 50 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mangalam Dam.

Mangalam Dam is about 114 km from Palakkad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangalam Dam is in Alathur tehsil of Palakkad district. Kalpatta is about 25 km away. Alathur is about 28 km away. Nilambur Road is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.