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About Manalapadi Village

Manalapadi is a large village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,138, made up of 1,111 males and 1,027 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manalapadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manalapadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Gingee
Pincode 604151
Area (hectares) 281.2 hectares
Population 2,138
Male Population 1,111
Female Population 1,027
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 32 km distance

How Manalapadi compares

By the 2011 count Manalapadi is the 57th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 281.2 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Manalapadi

Manalapadi 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 Manalapadi 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 32 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manalapadi from other places

Manalapadi lies about 34 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tandarai, about 24 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 Manalapadi
Tehsil headquarters Gingee 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Tandarai 24 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 34 km

Villages closest to Manalapadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manalapadi village had a population of 2,138. That makes it the 57th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Manalapadi village has 1,111 males and 1,027 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manalapadi has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Manalapadi is 604151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manalapadi covers 281.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manalapadi falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Manalapadi is Tandarai, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 32 km distance.

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

Manalapadi is about 34 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manalapadi is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 8.7 km away. Tandarai is about 24 km away. Viluppuram is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinnaponnampundi (under 2 km), Pasumalaitangal (1.6 km) and Periyamur (1.6 km).

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

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