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About Mangalam Village

Mangalam is a large village in Musiri tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,491, made up of 1,800 males and 1,691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1015.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil Musiri
Pincode 621205
Area (hectares) 1015.11 hectares
Population 3,491
Male Population 1,800
Female Population 1,691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangalam compares

By the 2011 count Mangalam is the 20th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents. Its 1015.11 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 994.

Getting to Mangalam

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

Mangalam lies about 35 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Kulithalai, about 14 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 Mangalam
Tehsil headquarters Musiri 11 km
Nearest railway station Kulithalai 14 km
District headquarters Tiruchirappalli 35 km

Villages closest to Mangalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangalam village had a population of 3,491. That makes it the 20th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents.

Mangalam village has 1,800 males and 1,691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangalam has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Mangalam is 621205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangalam covers 1015.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mangalam falls under Musiri tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mangalam is Kulithalai, about 14 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 Mangalam.

Mangalam is about 35 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangalam is in Musiri tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Musiri is about 11 km away. Kulithalai is about 14 km away. Tiruchirappalli is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Peramangalam (under 2 km), Mavilipatti (1.9 km) and Paithambarai (2.7 km).

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

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