Mangalam, Puducherry

Mangalam மங்கலம்
Village
Mangalam Location in Puducherry, India
Coordinates: 11°53′36″N 79°44′09″E / 11.893378°N 79.7359157°ECoordinates: 11°53′36″N 79°44′09″E / 11.893378°N 79.7359157°E
Country	India
State	Puducherry
District	Pondicherry
Taluk	Villianur
Commune	Villianur
Population (2011)
• Total	3,255
Languages
• Official	Tamil, English, French
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	605 110
STD code	0413
Vehicle registration	PY-01
Sex ratio	50% ♂/♀

Mangalam (Tamil: மங்கலம்) is a panchayat village^[1] in Villianur Commune in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India.

Geography

Mangalam is bordered by Vadamangalam in the west, Sangarabarani River in the north, Uruvayaru in the east and Sembiapalayam village in the south.

Transport

Sembiampalayam is located at 11 km from Pondicherry. Mangalam can be reached directly by any bus running between Pondicherry and Maducarai (Madukarai).

Road Network

Mangalam is connected to Pondicherry by Mangalam - Maducarai State Highway (RC-19)

Politics

Mangalam is a part of Mangalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency) which comes under Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency). A newly created Assembly constituency, the first election was held in 2011.

Places

• Mangalam Police Station^[2]
• Government Higher Secondary School
• Mariyamman Temple

References

1. http://drda.puducherry.gov.in/images/gplist.pdf
2. http://police.pondicherry.gov.in/PS%20Profiles09/Puducherry/South%20Region/mangalam%20OP.htm

External links

• Official website of the Government of the Union Territory of Puducherry