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About Mambakkam Village

Mambakkam is a large village in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,678, made up of 1,364 males and 1,314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 600127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mambakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mambakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Chengalpattu
Pincode 600127
Area (hectares) 449.81 hectares
Population 2,678
Male Population 1,364
Female Population 1,314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 16 km distance

How Mambakkam compares

By the 2011 count Mambakkam is the 27th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 449.81 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Mambakkam

Mambakkam 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 Mambakkam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 16 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mambakkam from other places

Mambakkam lies about 26 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Villiyambakkam, about 5.1 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 Mambakkam
Nearest railway station Villiyambakkam 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chengalpattu 7.8 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 26 km

Villages closest to Mambakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mambakkam village had a population of 2,678. That makes it the 27th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Mambakkam village has 1,364 males and 1,314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mambakkam has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Mambakkam is 600127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mambakkam covers 449.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mambakkam falls under Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mambakkam is Villiyambakkam, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 16 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10 km distance for Mambakkam.

Mambakkam is about 26 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mambakkam is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Villiyambakkam is about 5.1 km away. Chengalpattu is about 7.8 km away. Kancheepuram is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mambakkam Rf (under 2 km), Thandarai (under 2 km) and Karumbakkam (2.1 km).

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

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