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About Manakkudi Village

Manakkudi is a large village in Thirukkuvalai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,576, made up of 1,270 males and 1,306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614712, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manakkudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manakkudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Thirukkuvalai
Pincode 614712
Area (hectares) 463.58 hectares
Population 2,576
Male Population 1,270
Female Population 1,306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manakkudi compares

By the 2011 count Manakkudi is the 5th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,736 residents. Its 463.58 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Manakkudi

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

Manakkudi lies about 23 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Manali, about 12 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 Manakkudi
Nearest railway station Manali 12 km
Nearest town Thiruthuraipoondi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirukkuvalai 23 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 23 km

Villages closest to Manakkudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manakkudi village had a population of 2,576. That makes it the 5th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,736 residents.

Manakkudi village has 1,270 males and 1,306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manakkudi has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Manakkudi is 614712. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manakkudi covers 463.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manakkudi falls under Thirukkuvalai tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Manakkudi is Manali, about 12 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 Manakkudi.

Manakkudi is about 23 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manakkudi is in Thirukkuvalai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Manali is about 12 km away. Thiruthuraipoondi is about 14 km away. Thirukkuvalai is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vadugoor (under 2 km), Thiruvaimur (3.0 km) and Esanur (3.1 km).

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

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