Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Manikkal Manikkal is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 606703. The 2011 Census counted 848 people in 189 households, the 95th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 848 people (2011) - 189 households - 76.0% literacy - 606703 PIN code ## Manikkal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Manikkal is 606703. Manikkal falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 606703 - Gram panchayat Puliyampatti - Community development block Chengam - Census village code 631953 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Manikkal from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ) 56 km by road - Chengam (nearest town) 24 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Manikkal? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Manikkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Melpallipattu - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chengam - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chengam - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Manikkal known for? The main crops are sugarcane, cotton and banana. Products made here include jaggery. About 41% of the 399 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Manikkal Of every 100 households in Manikkal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Manikkal · ■ Chengam rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 89% - Toilet within the home 24% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 71% 90% - Tap water 72% 76% - Drinking water within premises 0% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 14% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 85% - Use banking services 2% 29% - Television 88% 80% - Mobile phone 73% 61% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 17% 16% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 4% 9% - Own their home 88% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Manikkal? ■ Manikkal · ■ Chengam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.0% 66.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 995 969 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 845 885 - Working population 47.8% 52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 63.4% for women. 57% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 100 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 217 (54%) · ■ Household industry 11 (3%) · ■ Other work 47 (12%) · ■ Marginal 30 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chengam - Karungalipadipatti 886 people - Bandirev 872 people - Nandimangalam 866 people - Naradapattu 864 people - Kurumapatti 813 people - Ariyakunjur 811 people - Manandipatti 682 people - Kalladavi 644 people All 136 villages in Chengam ## Other places named Manikkal - Manikkal · Village, Nedumangad, Thiruvananthapuram · 18,632 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Manikkal? 606703 - How far is Manikkal from Tiruvannamalai? 56 km by road - What is the population of Manikkal? 848 (Census 2011) - Which district is Manikkal in? Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Manikkal? 76.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/manikkal/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.