About Mangalam Village

Mangalam is a mid sized village in Arakonam tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,781, made up of 897 males and 884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 658.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632505, 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	Vellore
Tehsil	Arakonam
Pincode	632505
Area (hectares)	658.83 hectares
Population	1,781
Male Population	897
Female Population	884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 3 km distance

How Mangalam compares

By the 2011 count Mangalam is the 81st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents. Its 658.83 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1003.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 3 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 23 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Melattur, about 8.0 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
Nearest town	Pallikonda	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Melattur	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arakonam	23 km
District headquarters	Vellore	23 km

Villages closest to Mangalam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arakonam 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 1,781. That makes it the 81st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents.

Mangalam village has 897 males and 884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangalam has about 986 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Mangalam is 632505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangalam covers 658.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mangalam falls under Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mangalam is Melattur, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 3 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 23 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangalam is in Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district. Pallikonda is about 4.9 km away. Melattur is about 8.0 km away. Arakonam is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.