About Manakkarai Village

Manakkarai is a large village in Srivaikuntam tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,474, made up of 1,739 males and 1,735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1102.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628619, 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	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Srivaikuntam
Pincode	628619
Area (hectares)	1102.31 hectares
Population	3,474
Male Population	1,739
Female Population	1,735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Manakkarai compares

By the 2011 count Manakkarai is the 16th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents. Its 1102.31 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

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 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 32 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Seydunganallur, about 3.7 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	Seydunganallur	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Srivaikuntam	7.6 km
Nearest town	Tirunelveli	20 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	32 km

Villages closest to Manakkarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manakkarai village had a population of 3,474. That makes it the 16th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents.

Manakkarai village has 1,739 males and 1,735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manakkarai has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Manakkarai is 628619. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manakkarai covers 1102.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manakkarai falls under Srivaikuntam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Manakkarai is Seydunganallur, about 3.7 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 Manakkarai.

Manakkarai is about 32 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manakkarai is in Srivaikuntam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Seydunganallur is about 3.7 km away. Srivaikuntam is about 7.6 km away. Tirunelveli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.