About Mangalam Village

Mangalam is a mid sized village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 406 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604307, 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	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Tindivanam
Pincode	604307
Area (hectares)	200 hectares
Population	768
Male Population	406
Female Population	362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within 2 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 2 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10 km distance

How Mangalam compares

By the 2011 count Mangalam is the 153rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

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 2 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 2 km distance. 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 Mangalam from other places

Mangalam lies about 45 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Olakur, about 3.2 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 railway station	Olakur	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tindivanam	8.9 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	45 km

Villages closest to Mangalam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tindivanam 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 768. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Mangalam village has 406 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangalam has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Mangalam is 604307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangalam covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mangalam falls under Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mangalam is Olakur, about 3.2 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 2 km distance and private bus service as Available within 2 km distance for Mangalam.

Mangalam is about 45 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangalam is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Olakur is about 3.2 km away. Tindivanam is about 8.9 km away. Viluppuram is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.