About Gudalur Village

Gudalur is one of the larger villages in Kulithalai tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,208, made up of 4,069 males and 4,139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3561.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 639120, 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	Kulithalai
Pincode	639120
Area (hectares)	3561.34 hectares
Population	8,208
Male Population	4,069
Female Population	4,139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,222 residents. Its 3561.34 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

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 19 km from Karur, and the nearest railway station is Velliyanai, 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 Gudalur
Nearest railway station	Velliyanai	5.8 km
Nearest town	Tāndoni	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kulithalai	19 km
District headquarters	Karur	19 km

Villages closest to Gudalur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kulithalai 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 8,208. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,222 residents.

Gudalur village has 4,069 males and 4,139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gudalur has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Gudalur is 639120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gudalur covers 3561.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gudalur is Velliyanai, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gudalur.

Gudalur is about 19 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 Kulithalai tehsil of Karur district. Velliyanai is about 5.8 km away. Tāndoni is about 16 km away. Kulithalai is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.