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About Madathupalayam Village

Madathupalayam is a mid sized village in Perundurai tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 800, made up of 384 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638055, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madathupalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madathupalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Erode
Tehsil Perundurai
Pincode 638055
Area (hectares) 280.18 hectares
Population 800
Male Population 384
Female Population 416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madathupalayam compares

By the 2011 count Madathupalayam is the 50th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents. Its 280.18 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Madathupalayam

Madathupalayam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Madathupalayam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Madathupalayam from other places

Madathupalayam lies about 20 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Ingur, about 5.8 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 Madathupalayam
Tehsil headquarters Perundurai 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Ingur 5.8 km
District headquarters Erode 20 km

Villages closest to Madathupalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madathupalayam village had a population of 800. That makes it the 50th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents.

Madathupalayam village has 384 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madathupalayam has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Madathupalayam is 638055. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madathupalayam covers 280.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Madathupalayam falls under Perundurai tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Madathupalayam is Ingur, about 5.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Madathupalayam.

Madathupalayam is about 20 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madathupalayam is in Perundurai tehsil of Erode district. Perundurai is about 2.7 km away. Ingur is about 5.8 km away. Erode is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sullipalayam (2.8 km), Thuduppathi (3.7 km) and Pattackarampalayam (3.7 km).

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

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