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About Mandikulam Village

Mandikulam is a mid sized village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 826, made up of 422 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625014, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandikulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625014
Area (hectares) 188.78 hectares
Population 826
Male Population 422
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandikulam compares

By the 2011 count Mandikulam is the 66th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 188.78 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 983.

Getting to Mandikulam

Mandikulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mandikulam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mandikulam from other places

Mandikulam lies about 12 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kudalnagar, about 9.3 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 Mandikulam
Nearest town Kannānendal 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Kudalnagar 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 12 km
District headquarters Madurai 12 km

Villages closest to Mandikulam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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 Mandikulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandikulam village had a population of 826. That makes it the 66th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Mandikulam village has 422 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandikulam 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Mandikulam is 625014. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandikulam covers 188.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandikulam falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mandikulam is Kudalnagar, about 9.3 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 <5 km distance for Mandikulam.

Mandikulam is about 12 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandikulam is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Kannānendal is about 6.1 km away. Kudalnagar is about 9.3 km away. Madurai North is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karuvanur (under 2 km), Therkupethampatti (under 2 km) and Usilampatti (under 2 km).

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

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