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About Manakkal Village

Manakkal is a mid sized village in Valangaiman tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 972, made up of 506 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manakkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manakkal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Valangaiman
Pincode 612802
Area (hectares) 311.65 hectares
Population 972
Male Population 506
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manakkal compares

By the 2011 count Manakkal is the 41st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents. Its 311.65 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Manakkal

Manakkal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manakkal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Manakkal from other places

Manakkal lies about 37 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Ammapet, about 8.1 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 Manakkal
Nearest railway station Ammapet 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Valangaiman 10 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 15 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 37 km

Villages closest to Manakkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manakkal village had a population of 972. That makes it the 41st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents.

Manakkal village has 506 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manakkal has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Manakkal is 612802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manakkal covers 311.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manakkal falls under Valangaiman tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Manakkal is Ammapet, about 8.1 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 10+ km distance for Manakkal.

Manakkal is about 37 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manakkal is in Valangaiman tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Ammapet is about 8.1 km away. Valangaiman is about 10 km away. Kumbakonam is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muniyur (1.5 km), Velangudi (1.6 km) and Sadayangal (2.1 km).

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

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