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About Minnal Village

Minnal is one of the larger villages in Arakonam tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,192, made up of 4,563 males and 4,629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1442.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Minnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Minnal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Arakonam
Pincode 632510
Area (hectares) 1442.92 hectares
Population 9,192
Male Population 4,563
Female Population 4,629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 3 km distance

How Minnal compares

By the 2011 count Minnal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents. Its 1442.92 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Minnal

Minnal 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 Minnal 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 Minnal from other places

Minnal lies about 13 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Tiruvalam, about 4.1 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 Minnal
Nearest town Vishāram 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Tiruvalam 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Arakonam 13 km
District headquarters Vellore 13 km

Villages closest to Minnal

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.

Common questions about Minnal

As per the Census of India 2011, Minnal village had a population of 9,192. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents.

Minnal village has 4,563 males and 4,629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Minnal has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Minnal is 632510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Minnal covers 1442.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Minnal is Tiruvalam, about 4.1 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 Minnal.

Minnal is about 13 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Minnal is in Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district. Vishāram is about 4.0 km away. Tiruvalam is about 4.1 km away. Arakonam is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kilkuppam (6.7 km), Agavalam (7.8 km) and Avalur (9.1 km).

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

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