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About Murugamangalam Village

Murugamangalam is a mid sized village in Mayiladuthurai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,595, made up of 804 males and 791 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609811, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murugamangalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murugamangalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Mayiladuthurai
Pincode 609811
Area (hectares) 295.08 hectares
Population 1,595
Male Population 804
Female Population 791
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Murugamangalam compares

By the 2011 count Murugamangalam is the 47th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents. Its 295.08 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 1017.

Getting to Murugamangalam

Murugamangalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murugamangalam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murugamangalam from other places

Murugamangalam lies about 50 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Kuthalam, 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 Murugamangalam
Nearest railway station Kuthalam 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayiladuthurai 11 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 50 km

Villages closest to Murugamangalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murugamangalam village had a population of 1,595. That makes it the 47th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents.

Murugamangalam village has 804 males and 791 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murugamangalam has about 984 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 1017.

The pincode recorded for Murugamangalam is 609811. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murugamangalam covers 295.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murugamangalam falls under Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Murugamangalam is Kuthalam, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Murugamangalam.

Murugamangalam is about 50 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murugamangalam is in Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Kuthalam is about 5.1 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 11 km away. Nagapattinam is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thirumangalam (2.9 km), Kali I (3.7 km) and Kali Ii Bit (3.7 km).

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

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