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About Thanaiyamangalam Village

Thanaiyamangalam is a large village in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,423, made up of 2,190 males and 2,233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 845.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thanaiyamangalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanaiyamangalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Melur
Pincode 625109
Area (hectares) 845.51 hectares
Population 4,423
Male Population 2,190
Female Population 2,233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thanaiyamangalam compares

By the 2011 count Thanaiyamangalam is the 24th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 845.51 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Thanaiyamangalam

Thanaiyamangalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thanaiyamangalam 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thanaiyamangalam from other places

Thanaiyamangalam lies about 33 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Sivaganga, about 23 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 Thanaiyamangalam
Tehsil headquarters Melur 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Sivaganga 23 km
District headquarters Madurai 33 km

Villages closest to Thanaiyamangalam

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 Thanaiyamangalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanaiyamangalam village had a population of 4,423. That makes it the 24th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Thanaiyamangalam village has 2,190 males and 2,233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanaiyamangalam has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Thanaiyamangalam is 625109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thanaiyamangalam covers 845.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Thanaiyamangalam is Sivaganga, about 23 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 village for Thanaiyamangalam.

Thanaiyamangalam is about 33 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thanaiyamangalam is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Melur is about 6.3 km away. Sivaganga is about 23 km away. Madurai 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 Sathamangalam (under 2 km), Keelaiyur (2.5 km) and Vellalur (4.2 km).

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

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