Mangalam, Sivakasi, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on November 26, 2024.

Geographic Location of Mangalam


The village Mangalam is located in Sivakasi Taluk of Virudhunagar District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Lakshminarayanapuram, Rangapalayam, M.pudupatti, Chokkampatti, Mangalam, Krishnapuram Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sivakasi Community Development Block. The nearest town is Sivakasi, which is about 16 kilometers away from Mangalam.

Travel and Communication for Mangalam


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Mangalam,
Virudhunagar,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 626138

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Mangalam


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Mangalam is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Mangalam is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Mangalam


As per available data from the year 2009, 7105 persons live in 1957 house holds in the village Mangalam. There are 3511 female individuals and 3594 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.42% and males constitute 50.58% of the total population.

There are 2059 scheduled castes persons of which 1041 are females and 1018 are males. Females constitute 50.56% and males constitute 49.44% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 28.98% of the total population.

Population density of Mangalam is 340.26 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Mangalam


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Total area of Mangalam is 2088.1 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 809.73 ha. About 739.34 ha is un-irrigated area. About 70.39 ha is irrigated area. About 25.28 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 45.11 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 239.4 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 487.36 ha is culturable waste land. About 403.96 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 147.65 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Mangalam


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Mangalam.

There are 10 government primary schools. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Mangalam.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Mangalam.

There is a government secondary school in the village Mangalam.

There is a government senior secondary school in the village Mangalam.

Colleges in Mangalam


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Viluppanur, which is 5-10 kms away from Mangalam.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Viluppanur, which is 5-10 kms away from Mangalam.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Madurai, which is more than 10 kms away from Mangalam.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Sivakasi, which is more than 10 kms away from Mangalam.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Viluppanur, which is 5-10 kms away from Mangalam.

Other Educational Facilities in Mangalam


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Kiltiruthangal, which is more than 10 kms away from Mangalam.

There are 2 government non formal training centres in the village Mangalam.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Soolakkarai, which is more than 10 kms away from Mangalam.

Healthcare Facilities in Mangalam


There is a community health centre with 2 doctors and 10 paramedical staff in the village Mangalam.

There is a primary health centre with 1 doctors and 4 paramedical staff in the village Mangalam.

There are 2 primary health sub-centres with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Mangalam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre with 1 doctors and 3 paramedical staff in the village Mangalam.

There is a TB clinic with 1 doctors and 3 paramedical staff in the village Mangalam.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Mangalam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Mangalam.

There is a dispensary with 1 doctors and 4 paramedical staff in the village Mangalam.

There is a veterinary hospital with 1 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Mangalam.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Mangalam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre with 1 doctors and 4 paramedical staff in the village Mangalam.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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