Thirumangalam, Madurai
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Tirumangalam திருமங்கலம் |
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View of Thirumangalam Usilampatti road
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 Tirumangalam
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| Coordinates: 9°49′N 77°59′E / 9.81°N 77.98°ECoordinates: 9°49′N 77°59′E / 9.81°N 77.98°E | |
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 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Madurai |
| Government | |
| • MLA | R.B. Udhayakumar |
| • Chairman | Tmt.V.Uma Vijayan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.70 km2 (4.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 164.15 m (538.55 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 51,194 |
| • Density | 4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 625706 |
| Telephone code | 04549 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-58 Z |
| Sex ratio | 50:50 ♂/♀ |
| Website | www |
Tirumangalam is a city and municipality in the Madurai District of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The area of the municipality is 10.70 km2, and it contains 27 wards. The main functions of the municipality are to provide basic amenities and implement development. As of 2011, the town had a population of 51,194.
The latitude and longitude of this town is 9°91’ N and 77°98’E respectively and the mean sea level (MSL) is 164.150m. The town is situated on the banks of river Gundar, a distributary of river Vaigai. The average maximum and minimum temperatures are of 39 °C and 27 °C. The town gets major rainfall during the south west monsoon period. The average annual rainfall being received in the town is 40.95 cm.
According to 2011 census, Thirumangalam had a population of 51,194 with a sex-ratio of 1,013 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 4,952 were under the age of six, constituting 2,551 males and 2,401 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 7.21% and .03% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 81.91%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 13564 households. There were a total of 19,212 workers, comprising 151 cultivators, 490 main agricultural labourers, 314 in house hold industries, 17,339 other workers, 918 marginal workers, 38 marginal cultivators, 44 marginal agricultural labourers, 44 marginal workers in household industries and 792 other marginal workers.
As per the religious census of 2011, Thirumangalam had 84.45% Hindus, 12.37% Muslims, 3.06% Christians, 0.02% Sikhs and 0.1% following other religions.
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