About Manikkal Village

Manikkal is one of the larger villages in Nedumangad tehsil, in the district of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,632, made up of 8,861 males and 9,771 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1634 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 695606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikkal village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Tehsil	Nedumangad
Pincode	695606
Area (hectares)	1634 hectares
Population	18,632
Male Population	8,861
Female Population	9,771
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,103
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Manikkal compares

By the 2011 count Manikkal is the 18th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 22,017 residents. Its 1634 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Manikkal

Manikkal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Manikkal 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manikkal from other places

Manikkal lies about 19 km from Thiruvananthapuram, and the nearest railway station is Kaniyapuram, about 11 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 Manikkal
Nearest town	Iroopara	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nedumangad	9.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kaniyapuram	11 km
District headquarters	Thiruvananthapuram	19 km

Villages closest to Manikkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikkal village had a population of 18,632. That makes it the 18th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 22,017 residents.

Manikkal village has 8,861 males and 9,771 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikkal has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1117.

The pincode recorded for Manikkal is 695606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikkal covers 1634 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikkal falls under Nedumangad tehsil of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Manikkal is Kaniyapuram, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Manikkal.

Manikkal is about 19 km from Thiruvananthapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikkal is in Nedumangad tehsil of Thiruvananthapuram district. Iroopara is about 5.2 km away. Nedumangad is about 9.7 km away. Kaniyapuram is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.