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About Mandai Village

Mandai is a mid sized village in Kuthalam tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,444, made up of 727 males and 717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kuthalam
Pincode 612203
Area (hectares) 256.11 hectares
Population 1,444
Male Population 727
Female Population 717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandai compares

By the 2011 count Mandai is the 37th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 256.11 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Mandai

Mandai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mandai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mandai from other places

Mandai lies about 38 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Peralam Junction, about 8.4 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 Mandai
Nearest railway station Peralam Junction 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuthalam 10 km
Nearest town Mayiladuthurai 15 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 38 km

Villages closest to Mandai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandai village had a population of 1,444. That makes it the 37th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Mandai village has 727 males and 717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandai has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Mandai is 612203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandai covers 256.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandai falls under Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mandai is Peralam Junction, about 8.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mandai.

Mandai is about 38 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandai is in Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Peralam Junction is about 8.4 km away. Kuthalam is about 10 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nakkambadi (under 2 km), Srikantapuram (under 2 km) and Kilaparuthikudi (2.4 km).

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

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