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About Mallingapuram Village

Mallingapuram is one of the larger villages in Uthamapalayam tehsil, in the district of Theni, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,728, made up of 2,846 males and 2,882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1241.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mallingapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mallingapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Theni
Tehsil Uthamapalayam
Pincode 625526
Area (hectares) 1241.66 hectares
Population 5,728
Male Population 2,846
Female Population 2,882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mallingapuram compares

By the 2011 count Mallingapuram is the 12th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,180 residents. Its 1241.66 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Mallingapuram

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

Mallingapuram lies about 29 km from Theni, and the nearest railway station is Bodinayakkanur, about 26 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 Mallingapuram
Tehsil headquarters Uthamapalayam 3.4 km
Nearest town Uttamapālaiyam 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Bodinayakkanur 26 km
District headquarters Theni 29 km

Villages closest to Mallingapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mallingapuram village had a population of 5,728. That makes it the 12th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,180 residents.

Mallingapuram village has 2,846 males and 2,882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mallingapuram has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Mallingapuram is 625526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mallingapuram covers 1241.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mallingapuram falls under Uthamapalayam tehsil of Theni district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mallingapuram is Bodinayakkanur, about 26 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 Mallingapuram.

Mallingapuram is about 29 km from Theni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mallingapuram is in Uthamapalayam tehsil of Theni district. Uthamapalayam is about 3.4 km away. Uttamapālaiyam is about 3.4 km away. Bodinayakkanur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gokilapuram (under 2 km), Royappanpatti (under 2 km) and Muthulapuram (3.1 km).

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

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