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About Mandalakkottai Village

Mandalakkottai is a mid sized village in Orathanadu tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,329, made up of 641 males and 688 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614625, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandalakkottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandalakkottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Orathanadu
Pincode 614625
Area (hectares) 380.5 hectares
Population 1,329
Male Population 641
Female Population 688
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandalakkottai compares

By the 2011 count Mandalakkottai is the 85th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 380.5 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Mandalakkottai

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

Mandalakkottai lies about 20 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Kudikadu, about 17 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 Mandalakkottai
Tehsil headquarters Orathanadu 3.1 km
Nearest town Nānjikkottai 15 km
Nearest railway station Kudikadu 17 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 20 km

Villages closest to Mandalakkottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandalakkottai village had a population of 1,329. That makes it the 85th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Mandalakkottai village has 641 males and 688 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandalakkottai has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Mandalakkottai is 614625. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandalakkottai covers 380.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandalakkottai falls under Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mandalakkottai is Kudikadu, about 17 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 Mandalakkottai.

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

Mandalakkottai is in Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district. Orathanadu is about 3.1 km away. Nānjikkottai is about 15 km away. Kudikadu is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ayangudi (1.6 km), Kannathangudi East Addl (1.6 km) and Kannathangudi West Addl (1.6 km).

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

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