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About Manakkarai Village

Manakkarai is a mid sized village in Needamangalam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,422, made up of 693 males and 729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 610206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manakkarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manakkarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Needamangalam
Pincode 610206
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 1,422
Male Population 693
Female Population 729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Manakkarai compares

By the 2011 count Manakkarai is the 37th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Manakkarai

Manakkarai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manakkarai 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manakkarai from other places

Manakkarai lies about 10 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Mavur Road, about 3.2 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 Manakkarai
Nearest railway station Mavur Road 3.2 km
Nearest town Koothanallur 9.8 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Needamangalam 22 km

Villages closest to Manakkarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manakkarai village had a population of 1,422. That makes it the 37th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Manakkarai village has 693 males and 729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manakkarai has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Manakkarai is 610206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manakkarai covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manakkarai falls under Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Manakkarai is Mavur Road, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Manakkarai.

Manakkarai is about 10 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manakkarai is in Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Mavur Road is about 3.2 km away. Koothanallur is about 9.8 km away. Thiruvarur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pullamangalam (under 2 km), Periyakothur (1.8 km) and Sendangudi (2.0 km).

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

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