About Mangalam Village

Mangalam is one of the larger villages in Sivakasi tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,105, made up of 3,594 males and 3,511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2088.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626138, 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	Virudhunagar
Tehsil	Sivakasi
Pincode	626138
Area (hectares)	2088.1 hectares
Population	7,105
Male Population	3,594
Female Population	3,511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangalam compares

By the 2011 count Mangalam is the 6th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,943 residents. Its 2088.1 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Mangalam

Mangalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 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 32 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Srivilliputtur, about 2.8 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	Srivilliputtur	2.8 km
Nearest town	Srivilliputhur	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sivakasi	15 km
District headquarters	Virudhunagar	32 km

Villages closest to Mangalam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sivakasi 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 7,105. That makes it the 6th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,943 residents.

Mangalam village has 3,594 males and 3,511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangalam has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Mangalam is 626138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangalam covers 2088.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mangalam falls under Sivakasi tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mangalam is Srivilliputtur, about 2.8 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 village for Mangalam.

Mangalam 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.

Mangalam is in Sivakasi tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Srivilliputtur is about 2.8 km away. Srivilliputhur is about 4.0 km away. Sivakasi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.