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About Mailapatti Village

Mailapatti is a small village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 218 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mailapatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mailapatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Yercaud
Pincode 636601
Area (hectares) 195.77 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 218
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mailapatti compares

By the 2011 count Mailapatti is the 35th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 195.77 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Mailapatti

Mailapatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mailapatti as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mailapatti from other places

Mailapatti lies about 18 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Danishpet, 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 Mailapatti
Tehsil headquarters Yercaud 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Danishpet 12 km
District headquarters Salem 18 km

Villages closest to Mailapatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mailapatti village had a population of 448. That makes it the 35th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Mailapatti village has 218 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mailapatti has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Mailapatti is 636601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mailapatti covers 195.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mailapatti falls under Yercaud tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mailapatti is Danishpet, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mailapatti.

Mailapatti is about 18 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mailapatti is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Yercaud is about 3.4 km away. Danishpet is about 12 km away. Salem is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kombaikkadu (under 2 km), Asambur (under 2 km) and Aramanaikadu (1.6 km).

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

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