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About Budur Village

Budur is a large village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,457, made up of 1,211 males and 1,246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Maduranthakam
Pincode 603308
Area (hectares) 556.15 hectares
Population 2,457
Male Population 1,211
Female Population 1,246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10 km distance

How Budur compares

By the 2011 count Budur is the 20th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 556.15 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Budur

Budur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Budur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Budur from other places

Budur lies about 24 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Palayasivaram, about 12 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 Budur
Nearest town Uttiramerūr 12 km
Nearest railway station Palayasivaram 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Maduranthakam 24 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 24 km

Villages closest to Budur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Budur village had a population of 2,457. That makes it the 20th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Budur village has 1,211 males and 1,246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budur has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Budur is 603308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budur covers 556.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Budur falls under Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Budur is Palayasivaram, about 12 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 village for Budur.

Budur is about 24 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budur is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Uttiramerūr is about 12 km away. Palayasivaram is about 12 km away. Maduranthakam is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maiyur (under 2 km), Sendivakkam (3.6 km) and Vedavakkam (3.6 km).

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

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