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About Manakudi Village

Manakudi is a mid sized village in Paramakudi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 526, made up of 282 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 649.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manakudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manakudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Paramakudi
Pincode 623705
Area (hectares) 649.85 hectares
Population 526
Male Population 282
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
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 Manakudi compares

By the 2011 count Manakudi is the 83rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents. Its 649.85 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Manakudi

Manakudi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manakudi 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 Manakudi from other places

Manakudi lies about 19 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, about 18 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 Manakudi
Nearest railway station Sattirakkudi 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Paramakudi 19 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 19 km

Villages closest to Manakudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manakudi village had a population of 526. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents.

Manakudi village has 282 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manakudi has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Manakudi is 623705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manakudi covers 649.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Manakudi falls under Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Manakudi is Sattirakkudi, about 18 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 Manakudi.

Manakudi is about 19 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manakudi is in Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Sattirakkudi is about 18 km away. Paramakudi is about 19 km away. Ramanathapuram is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sethukal (1.7 km), Kottakudi (2.1 km) and Vagavayal (2.5 km).

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

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