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About Manikkampatti Village

Manikkampatti is a mid sized village in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 676, made up of 349 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikkampatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikkampatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Melur
Pincode 625122
Area (hectares) 222.82 hectares
Population 676
Male Population 349
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manikkampatti compares

By the 2011 count Manikkampatti is the 63rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 222.82 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Manikkampatti

Manikkampatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manikkampatti 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 Manikkampatti from other places

Manikkampatti lies about 22 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 17 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 Manikkampatti
Tehsil headquarters Melur 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Silaiman 17 km
District headquarters Madurai 22 km

Villages closest to Manikkampatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikkampatti village had a population of 676. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Manikkampatti village has 349 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikkampatti has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Manikkampatti is 625122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikkampatti covers 222.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manikkampatti falls under Melur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Manikkampatti is Silaiman, about 17 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 Manikkampatti.

Manikkampatti is about 22 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikkampatti is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Melur is about 7.3 km away. Silaiman is about 17 km away. Madurai is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Valayankulam (under 2 km), Perungalakudi (2.0 km) and Thiruvadavur (2.3 km).

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

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