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About Mandakolathur Village

Mandakolathur is a large village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,273, made up of 1,661 males and 1,612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 920.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606904, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandakolathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandakolathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Polur
Pincode 606904
Area (hectares) 920.84 hectares
Population 3,273
Male Population 1,661
Female Population 1,612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10 km distance

How Mandakolathur compares

By the 2011 count Mandakolathur is the 24th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 920.84 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 996.

Getting to Mandakolathur

Mandakolathur 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 Mandakolathur 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 Mandakolathur from other places

Mandakolathur lies about 36 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Polur, about 7.7 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 Mandakolathur
Nearest railway station Polur 7.7 km
Nearest town Polūr 8.3 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 36 km

Villages closest to Mandakolathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandakolathur village had a population of 3,273. That makes it the 24th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Mandakolathur village has 1,661 males and 1,612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandakolathur has about 970 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Mandakolathur is 606904. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandakolathur covers 920.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandakolathur falls under Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mandakolathur is Polur, about 7.7 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 Mandakolathur.

Mandakolathur is about 36 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandakolathur is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Polur is about 7.7 km away. Polūr is about 8.3 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kilkarikathur (1.8 km), Arumbalore (2.0 km) and Manickavalli (2.1 km).

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

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