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About Manjakalpatti Village

Manjakalpatti is a large village in Sankari tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,161, made up of 1,662 males and 1,499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1159.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manjakalpatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manjakalpatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Sankari
Pincode 637301
Area (hectares) 1159.77 hectares
Population 3,161
Male Population 1,662
Female Population 1,499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Manjakalpatti compares

By the 2011 count Manjakalpatti is the 19th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents. Its 1159.77 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Manjakalpatti

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

How far is Manjakalpatti from other places

Manjakalpatti lies about 36 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Mavelipalaiyam, about 4.6 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 Manjakalpatti
Tehsil headquarters Sankari 3.3 km
Nearest town Sankagiri 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Mavelipalaiyam 4.6 km
District headquarters Salem 36 km

Villages closest to Manjakalpatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manjakalpatti village had a population of 3,161. That makes it the 19th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents.

Manjakalpatti village has 1,662 males and 1,499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manjakalpatti has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Manjakalpatti is 637301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manjakalpatti covers 1159.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manjakalpatti falls under Sankari tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Manjakalpatti is Mavelipalaiyam, about 4.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Manjakalpatti.

Manjakalpatti is about 36 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manjakalpatti is in Sankari tehsil of Salem district. Sankari is about 3.3 km away. Sankagiri is about 3.3 km away. Mavelipalaiyam is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devanakavandanur (2.9 km), Olakkachinnanur (4.3 km) and Vettukkadupatti (5.0 km).

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

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