| Manalurpet | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Tamil Nadu#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates: | 12.0067°N 79.0911°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kallakurichi |
| Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
| Subdivision Name3: | Tirukkoyilur |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.86 |
| Population Total: | 8,523 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Manalurpet is a town panchayat in the Tirukkoyilur taluk of Kallakurichi district, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1]
Manalurpet is within Tirukkoyilur taluk, which is in the northeastern part of Kallakurichi district. The town covers 2.86km2 of land in the northern part of the taluk. It is located 15km (09miles) northwest of Tirukoilur, the taluk headquarters, 43km (27miles) northeast of Kallakurichi, the district headquarters, and 225km (140miles) southwest of the state capital of Chennai. The town is located just north of the Ponnaiyar River, and is along State Highway 9A.[2]
In 2011 Manalurpet had a population of 8,523 people living in 1,944 households. 4,256 (49.9%) of the inhabitants were male, while 4,267 (50.1%) were female. 989 children in the town, about 11.9% of the population, were at or below the age of 6. 70.0% of the population was literate, with the male-only literacy rate of 73.3% higher than the female rate of 58.6%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 11.4% and 0% of the population, respectively.[3]