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About Gudalur Village

Gudalur is a large village in Aravakurichi tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,082, made up of 986 males and 1,096 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2281.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 639206, 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 Karur
Tehsil Aravakurichi
Pincode 639206
Area (hectares) 2281.56 hectares
Population 2,082
Male Population 986
Female Population 1,096
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,112
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gudalur compares

By the 2011 count Gudalur is the 24th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents. Its 2281.56 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1021.

Getting to Gudalur

Gudalur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gudalur 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 Gudalur from other places

Gudalur lies about 28 km from Karur, and the nearest railway station is Kodumudi, about 20 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
Nearest town Vellakkovil 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Aravakurichi 16 km
Nearest railway station Kodumudi 20 km
District headquarters Karur 28 km

Villages closest to Gudalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gudalur village had a population of 2,082. That makes it the 24th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents.

Gudalur village has 986 males and 1,096 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gudalur has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Gudalur is 639206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gudalur covers 2281.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gudalur falls under Aravakurichi tehsil of Karur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Gudalur is Kodumudi, about 20 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 Gudalur.

Gudalur is about 28 km from Karur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gudalur is in Aravakurichi tehsil of Karur district. Vellakkovil is about 14 km away. Aravakurichi is about 16 km away. Kodumudi 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 Kodanthur (5.1 km), Thennilai (5.2 km) and Chinnadarapuram (5.7 km).

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

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