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About Manmalai Village

Manmalai is a mid sized village in Gangavalli tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,740, made up of 881 males and 859 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2073.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manmalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manmalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Gangavalli
Pincode 636110
Area (hectares) 2073.05 hectares
Population 1,740
Male Population 881
Female Population 859
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manmalai compares

By the 2011 count Manmalai is the 17th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 2073.05 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Manmalai

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

Manmalai lies about 51 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Attur, about 26 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 Manmalai
Nearest town Tammampatti 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangavalli 20 km
Nearest railway station Attur 26 km
District headquarters Salem 51 km

Villages closest to Manmalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manmalai village had a population of 1,740. That makes it the 17th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Manmalai village has 881 males and 859 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manmalai has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Manmalai is 636110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manmalai covers 2073.05 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.

Manmalai falls under Gangavalli tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Manmalai is Attur, about 26 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 Manmalai.

Manmalai is about 51 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manmalai is in Gangavalli tehsil of Salem district. Tammampatti is about 8.5 km away. Gangavalli is about 20 km away. Attur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vanjarai Rf (7.3 km), Mudakkupatty (7.5 km) and Vengamudi Rf (7.9 km).

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

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