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{{About|the town||Mandapa|and|Mandabam}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mandapam
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = Tamil
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| settlement_type = town
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| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|9.28|N|79.12|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ramanathapuram district|Ramanathapuram]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 9
| population_total = 15799
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code = 623518
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'''Mandapam''' is a [[panchayat town]] in [[Ramanathapuram district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. The famed Pamban Railway bridge and Vehicular bridge lie to the East of this Panchayat Town.

==Geography==
Mandapam is located at {{Coord|9.28|N|79.12|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Mandapam.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mandapam]</ref> It has an average elevation of 9 metres (29 feet).

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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==
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