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Manavanallur observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Tamil Nadu.
The principal temple recorded for Aranthangi mandal is Sri Perungaraiyadi Meenda Ayyanar Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Manavanallur itself.
Golu: an odd number of steps holding dolls, and women invited each evening for sundal, kumkum and a gift. Saraswati Puja on Navami and Vidyarambham on Vijayadashami.
The regional form observed across Tamil Nadu. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Manavanallur ranks #50 of 101 villages in Aranthangi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Manavanallur is a village of 877 people in 226 households (Census 2011) in Aranthangi taluk, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, the 50th-largest of 101 villages in Aranthangi taluk. Literacy is 75%, 5 points above the taluk average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,093 women per 1,000 men. It lies 38 km from the Pudukkottai district centre, 22 km from Kodikulam, the nearest town, 10 km from Ayingudi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 614616, served by Arantangi post office; the LGD village code is 639794. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Alangudi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Siva.V.Meyyanathan. The population is estimated at 1,034 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nagudi →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manavanallur · this village | 877 | 75% | — |
| Amanjakki · Aranthangi | 41 | 56% | 1.1 km NE |
| Maivayal · Aranthangi | 250 | 74% | 1.2 km E |
| Brahmanavayal · Manamelkudi | 561 | 68% | 2.2 km E |
| Brahmanavayal · Aranthangi | 118 | 29% | 2.2 km E |
| Ariyamaraikadu · Aranthangi | 406 | 71% | 2.3 km NW |
| Valaiyanvayal · Avudayarkoil | 180 | 57% | 2.5 km SW |
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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