About M Shanmugapuram Village

M Shanmugapuram is a mid sized village in Vilathikulam tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,436, made up of 714 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 807.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628509, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

M Shanmugapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for M Shanmugapuram village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Vilathikulam
Pincode	628509
Area (hectares)	807.39 hectares
Population	1,436
Male Population	714
Female Population	722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How M Shanmugapuram compares

By the 2011 count M Shanmugapuram is the 29th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 807.39 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to M Shanmugapuram

M Shanmugapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for M Shanmugapuram 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 M Shanmugapuram from other places

M Shanmugapuram lies about 22 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Pandiyapuram, about 2.8 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 M Shanmugapuram
Nearest railway station	Pandiyapuram	2.8 km
Nearest town	Milavittan	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vilathikulam	22 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	22 km

Villages closest to M Shanmugapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vilathikulam 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 M Shanmugapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, M Shanmugapuram village had a population of 1,436. That makes it the 29th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

M Shanmugapuram village has 714 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, M Shanmugapuram has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for M Shanmugapuram is 628509. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

M Shanmugapuram covers 807.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

M Shanmugapuram falls under Vilathikulam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to M Shanmugapuram is Pandiyapuram, about 2.8 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 M Shanmugapuram.

M Shanmugapuram is about 22 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

M Shanmugapuram is in Vilathikulam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Pandiyapuram is about 2.8 km away. Milavittan is about 16 km away. Vilathikulam is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.