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About Manikollai Village

Manikollai is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,910, made up of 976 males and 934 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikollai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikollai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608501
Area (hectares) 332.15 hectares
Population 1,910
Male Population 976
Female Population 934
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Manikollai compares

By the 2011 count Manikollai is the 55th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 332.15 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Manikollai

The census records public bus service for Manikollai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manikollai from other places

Manikollai lies about 61 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Talanallur, about 19 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 Manikollai
Nearest town Jayamkondacholapuram 16 km
Nearest railway station Talanallur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 33 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 61 km

Villages closest to Manikollai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikollai village had a population of 1,910. That makes it the 55th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Manikollai village has 976 males and 934 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikollai has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Manikollai is 608501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikollai covers 332.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manikollai falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Manikollai is Talanallur, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manikollai.

Manikollai is about 61 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikollai is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Jayamkondacholapuram is about 16 km away. Talanallur is about 19 km away. Chidambaram is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agara Alambadi (13 km), Adanur (13 km) and Palayancherthangudi (15 km).

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

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