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About Manjakuttai Village

Manjakuttai is a mid sized village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 420 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manjakuttai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manjakuttai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Yercaud
Pincode 636601
Area (hectares) 272.85 hectares
Population 864
Male Population 420
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manjakuttai compares

By the 2011 count Manjakuttai is the 9th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 272.85 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 Manjakuttai

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

Manjakuttai lies about 20 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 Manjakuttai
Tehsil headquarters Yercaud 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Danishpet 12 km
District headquarters Salem 20 km

Villages closest to Manjakuttai

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 Manjakuttai

As per the Census of India 2011, Manjakuttai village had a population of 864. That makes it the 9th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Manjakuttai village has 420 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manjakuttai has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

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

Manjakuttai covers 272.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Manjakuttai 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Manjakuttai.

Manjakuttai is about 20 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manjakuttai is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Yercaud is about 5.2 km away. Danishpet is about 12 km away. Salem is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semmeduru (under 2 km), Puliankadai (1.7 km) and Aramanaikadu (1.7 km).

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

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