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About Pulligudam Village

Pulligudam is a small village in Sironcha tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 115, made up of 55 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.1 hectares hectares.

Pulligudam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pulligudam village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Sironcha
Area (hectares) 260.1 hectares
Population 115
Male Population 55
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pulligudam compares

By the 2011 count Pulligudam is the 100th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 591 residents. Its 260.1 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Pulligudam

Pulligudam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pulligudam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pulligudam from other places

Pulligudam lies about 149 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Mandamari, about 82 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pulligudam
Tehsil headquarters Sironcha 29 km
Nearest town Chinnūr 47 km
Nearest railway station Mandamari 82 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 149 km

Villages closest to Pulligudam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sironcha tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Pulligudam

As per the Census of India 2011, Pulligudam village had a population of 115. That makes it the 100th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 591 residents.

Pulligudam village has 55 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pulligudam has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Pulligudam covers 260.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pulligudam falls under Sironcha tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pulligudam is Mandamari, about 82 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pulligudam.

Pulligudam is about 149 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pulligudam is in Sironcha tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Sironcha is about 29 km away. Chinnūr is about 47 km away. Mandamari is about 82 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gontha (1.5 km), Kopela (3.1 km) and Bodela Pad (6.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pulligudam today is likely to be higher.

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