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About Manikkapangu Village

Manikkapangu is one of the larger villages in Tharangambadi tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,685, made up of 2,911 males and 2,774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 623.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikkapangu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikkapangu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Tharangambadi
Pincode 609313
Area (hectares) 623.85 hectares
Population 5,685
Male Population 2,911
Female Population 2,774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manikkapangu compares

By the 2011 count Manikkapangu is the 5th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 623.85 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Manikkapangu

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

Manikkapangu lies about 33 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Karaikal, about 16 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 Manikkapangu
Tehsil headquarters Tharangambadi 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Karaikal 16 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 33 km

Villages closest to Manikkapangu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikkapangu village had a population of 5,685. That makes it the 5th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Manikkapangu village has 2,911 males and 2,774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikkapangu has about 953 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 1030.

The pincode recorded for Manikkapangu is 609313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikkapangu covers 623.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikkapangu falls under Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Manikkapangu is Karaikal, about 16 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 Manikkapangu.

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

Manikkapangu is in Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Tharangambadi is about 3.5 km away. Karaikal is about 16 km away. Nagapattinam 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 Pillaiperumalnallur (2.4 km), Kalamanallur (4.3 km) and Kahiyappanallur (4.4 km).

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

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