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About Keela Mangalam Village

Keela Mangalam is a mid sized village in Ottapidaram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,950, made up of 965 males and 985 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 884.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628718, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keela Mangalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keela Mangalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Ottapidaram
Pincode 628718
Area (hectares) 884.49 hectares
Population 1,950
Male Population 965
Female Population 985
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keela Mangalam compares

By the 2011 count Keela Mangalam is the 20th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents. Its 884.49 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Keela Mangalam

Keela Mangalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Keela Mangalam as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Keela Mangalam from other places

Keela Mangalam lies about 28 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Pandiyapuram, about 10 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 Keela Mangalam
Tehsil headquarters Ottapidaram 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Pandiyapuram 10 km
Nearest town Milavittan 20 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 28 km

Villages closest to Keela Mangalam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ottapidaram 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 Keela Mangalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Keela Mangalam village had a population of 1,950. That makes it the 20th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents.

Keela Mangalam village has 965 males and 985 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keela Mangalam has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Keela Mangalam is 628718. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keela Mangalam covers 884.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keela Mangalam falls under Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Keela Mangalam is Pandiyapuram, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Keela Mangalam.

Keela Mangalam is about 28 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keela Mangalam is in Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Ottapidaram is about 7.8 km away. Pandiyapuram is about 10 km away. Milavittan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Venkateswarapuram (2.3 km), Sillangulam (2.6 km) and Jambulingapuram (3.5 km).

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

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