Mandapam is a
panchayat town in
Ramanathapuram district
Ramanathapuram District, also known as Ramnad District, is one of the 38 administrative districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The old Ramanathapuram District consists of Present day Virudhunagar and Sivagangai districts, it touches th ...
in the
India
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state
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of
Tamil Nadu
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. The famed
Pamban Railway bridge and Vehicular bridge lie to the East of this Panchayat Town.
Mandapam is Tamil Nadu’s largest refugee camp for
Sri Lankans in India.
Geography
Mandapam is located at . It has an average elevation of 9 metres (29 feet).
Demographics
India
census
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,
Mandapam had a population of 15,799. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mandapam has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 66%. In Mandapam, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. The main occupation of the people living here is fishing. Part of the fish caught here is sold in Southern Tamil Nadu and the rest is sold to exporters.
References
Cities and towns in Ramanathapuram district
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