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About Mangalam Village

Mangalam is a small village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 87 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Yercaud
Pincode 636602
Area (hectares) 269.89 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 87
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangalam compares

By the 2011 count Mangalam is the 51st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 269.89 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Mangalam

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

Mangalam lies about 26 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Lokur, about 8.4 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 Mangalam
Nearest railway station Lokur 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Yercaud 12 km
Nearest town Pallippatti 20 km
District headquarters Salem 26 km

Villages closest to Mangalam

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 Mangalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangalam village had a population of 166. That makes it the 51st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Mangalam village has 87 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangalam has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Mangalam is 636602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangalam covers 269.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Mangalam is Lokur, about 8.4 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 <5 km distance for Mangalam.

Mangalam is about 26 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangalam is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Lokur is about 8.4 km away. Yercaud is about 12 km away. Pallippatti 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 Solur (under 2 km), Periyakkadu (under 2 km) and Kadugamarathur (under 2 km).

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

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