About Gudalur Village

Gudalur is a large village in Harur tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,976, made up of 1,495 males and 1,481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 851.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636906, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gudalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gudalur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Dharmapuri
Tehsil	Harur
Pincode	636906
Area (hectares)	851.75 hectares
Population	2,976
Male Population	1,495
Female Population	1,481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gudalur compares

By the 2011 count Gudalur is the 16th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 851.75 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Gudalur

Gudalur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gudalur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gudalur from other places

Gudalur lies about 44 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Doddampatti, about 18 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 Gudalur
Tehsil headquarters	Harur	10 km
Nearest town	Harūr	10 km
Nearest railway station	Doddampatti	18 km
District headquarters	Dharmapuri	44 km

Villages closest to Gudalur

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

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Common questions about Gudalur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gudalur village had a population of 2,976. That makes it the 16th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Gudalur village has 1,495 males and 1,481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gudalur has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Gudalur is 636906. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gudalur covers 851.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gudalur falls under Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Gudalur is Doddampatti, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gudalur.

Gudalur is about 44 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gudalur is in Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Harur is about 10 km away. Harūr is about 10 km away. Doddampatti is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.