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About Mangulam Village

Mangulam is a mid sized village in Kariapatti tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 631, made up of 306 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 784.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Kariapatti
Pincode 626106
Area (hectares) 784.65 hectares
Population 631
Male Population 306
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangulam compares

By the 2011 count Mangulam is the 33rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 784.65 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Mangulam

Mangulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mangulam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mangulam from other places

Mangulam lies about 32 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Tiruparankundram, 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 Mangulam
Tehsil headquarters Kariapatti 9.8 km
Nearest town Avaniyāpuram 13 km
Nearest railway station Tiruparankundram 14 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 32 km

Villages closest to Mangulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangulam village had a population of 631. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Mangulam village has 306 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangulam has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Mangulam is 626106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangulam covers 784.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mangulam falls under Kariapatti tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mangulam is Tiruparankundram, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mangulam.

Mangulam is about 32 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangulam is in Kariapatti tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Kariapatti is about 9.8 km away. Avaniyāpuram is about 13 km away. Tiruparankundram is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kudumbangulam (under 2 km), Kurandi (under 2 km) and Ambaikkulam (1.6 km).

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

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