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About Murugamangalam Village

Murugamangalam is a mid sized village in Arani tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,723, made up of 870 males and 853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 728.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606902, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murugamangalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murugamangalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Arani
Pincode 606902
Area (hectares) 728.46 hectares
Population 1,723
Male Population 870
Female Population 853
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 18 km distance

How Murugamangalam compares

By the 2011 count Murugamangalam is the 43rd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents. Its 728.46 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1000.

Getting to Murugamangalam

Murugamangalam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Murugamangalam 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 18 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murugamangalam from other places

Murugamangalam lies about 39 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Madimangalam, 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 Murugamangalam
Nearest railway station Madimangalam 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Arani 16 km
Nearest town Arni 16 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 39 km

Villages closest to Murugamangalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murugamangalam village had a population of 1,723. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents.

Murugamangalam village has 870 males and 853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murugamangalam has about 980 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 1000.

The pincode recorded for Murugamangalam is 606902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murugamangalam covers 728.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murugamangalam falls under Arani tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Murugamangalam is Madimangalam, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 18 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Murugamangalam.

Murugamangalam is about 39 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murugamangalam is in Arani tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Madimangalam is about 14 km away. Arani is about 16 km away. Arni is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nachapuram (3.1 km), Devikapuram (3.7 km) and Murukkanandal (3.9 km).

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

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