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About Adalai Village

Adalai is a mid sized village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,434, made up of 719 males and 715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625018
Area (hectares) 224.89 hectares
Population 1,434
Male Population 719
Female Population 715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Adalai compares

By the 2011 count Adalai is the 43rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 224.89 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Adalai

Adalai 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 Adalai 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Adalai from other places

Adalai lies about 9.3 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Samayanallur, about 4.3 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 Adalai
Nearest town Paravai 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Samayanallur 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 9.3 km
District headquarters Madurai 9.3 km

Villages closest to Adalai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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 Adalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Adalai village had a population of 1,434. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Adalai village has 719 males and 715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adalai has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Adalai is 625018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adalai covers 224.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Adalai falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Adalai is Samayanallur, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Adalai.

Adalai is about 9.3 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adalai is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Paravai is about 2.7 km away. Samayanallur is about 4.3 km away. Madurai North is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Podumbu (under 2 km), Ariyur (1.9 km) and Kovilappangudi (2.3 km).

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

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