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Population18,427
GeoNames
RegionTamil Nadu
Elevation9 m
30 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Land area5.0 km²
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About Mandapam
Mandapam is a panchayat town in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. 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.
From the Wikipedia article Mandapam (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Pāmban 10 km east, about 10 min by car
- Rameswaram 21 km east, about 21 min by car
- Panaikulam 22 km northwest, about 22 min by car
- Periyapattinam 24 km west, about 24 min by car
- Vālāntaravai 27 km west, about 27 min by car
- Ramanathapuram 34 km west, about 34 min by car
- Devipattinam 34 km northwest, about 34 min by car
- Kilakarai 37 km west, about 37 min by car
- Tiruppālaikudi 38 km northwest, about 38 min by car
- Rājāsingamangalam 50 km northwest, about 50 min by car
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