By population, Mandavadi ranks #25 of 56 villages in Oddanchatram mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mandavadi is a village of 2,847 people in 863 households (Census 2011) in Oddanchatram taluk, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, the 25th-largest of 56 villages in Oddanchatram taluk. Literacy is 62%, 3 points below the taluk average of 65% and the sex ratio is 983 women per 1,000 men. It lies 49 km from the Dindigul district centre, 39 km from Naranapuram, the nearest town, 12 km from Oddanchatram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 624612, served by Ambilikai post office; the LGD village code is 635196. The nearest hospital or health centre is Amman Hospital, 10 km away. The village votes in Oddanchatram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sakkarapani. R. The population is estimated at 3,357 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mandavadi →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandavadi · this village | 2,847 | 62% | — |
| Kondarangi Keeranur · Oddanchatram | 3,127 | 62% | 3.2 km N |
| Kallimandayam · Oddanchatram | 6,920 | 68% | 3.5 km W |
| Ambilikai · Oddanchatram | 3,761 | 64% | 5.8 km S |
| Odaipatty · Oddanchatram | 4,348 | 65% | 6.6 km E |
| Porulur · Oddanchatram | 4,302 | 68% | 10.2 km W |
| Oddanchatram · Oddanchatram | — | — | 11.4 km S |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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