Manakuppam is surrounded by Tamil Nadu, bordered by Nallathur (East and North), Nadukuppam (west) and the dried Malattaru river in the south.

Manakuppam is located 18 km from Pondicherry city.

Manakuppam can be reached by bus running between Pondicherry and Madukarai.

Manakuppam is connected to Pondicherry by Mangalam - Maducarai State Highway (RC-19) Manakuppam is a part of Mangalam Assembly Constituency which comes under Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency).

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