About Mangalam Village

Mangalam is a small village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 480, made up of 223 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,152 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604403, 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	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Vandavasi
Pincode	604403
Area (hectares)	142.15 hectares
Population	480
Male Population	223
Female Population	257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,152
Bus Service (public)	Available within 3 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 17 km distance

How Mangalam compares

By the 2011 count Mangalam is the 181st largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 142.15 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Mangalam

Mangalam 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 Mangalam as Available within 3 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 17 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 74 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Acharapakkam, 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	Vandavasi	12 km
Nearest town	Vandavāsi	12 km
Nearest railway station	Acharapakkam	14 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	74 km

Villages closest to Mangalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangalam village had a population of 480. That makes it the 181st largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Mangalam village has 223 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangalam has about 1152 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Mangalam is 604403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangalam covers 142.15 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 Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mangalam is Acharapakkam, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 17 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 3 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mangalam.

Mangalam is about 74 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangalam is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Vandavasi is about 12 km away. Vandavāsi is about 12 km away. Acharapakkam is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.