About Mangalam Village

Mangalam is a mid sized village in Gummidipoondi tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 847, made up of 432 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601101, 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	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Gummidipoondi
Pincode	601101
Area (hectares)	141.63 hectares
Population	847
Male Population	432
Female Population	415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 2 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 12 km distance

How Mangalam compares

By the 2011 count Mangalam is the 52nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,097 residents. Its 141.63 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Mangalam

Mangalam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mangalam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 2 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 12 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 12 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Manavur, about 3.0 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	Manavur	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gummidipoondi	12 km
District headquarters	Thiruvallur	12 km
Nearest town	Tiruvallur	12 km

Villages closest to Mangalam

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

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Common questions about Mangalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangalam village had a population of 847. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,097 residents.

Mangalam village has 432 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangalam has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Mangalam is 601101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangalam covers 141.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mangalam falls under Gummidipoondi tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mangalam is Manavur, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 12 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 2 km distance for Mangalam.

Mangalam is about 12 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangalam is in Gummidipoondi tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Manavur is about 3.0 km away. Gummidipoondi is about 12 km away. Thiruvallur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.