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About Isalani Village

Isalani 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 535, made up of 272 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Isalani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Isalani village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625020
Area (hectares) 253.19 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 272
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Isalani compares

By the 2011 count Isalani is the 86th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 253.19 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Isalani

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

Isalani lies about 18 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 10 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 Isalani
Nearest town Tiruppuvanam 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Silaiman 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 18 km
District headquarters Madurai 18 km

Villages closest to Isalani

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 Isalani

As per the Census of India 2011, Isalani village had a population of 535. That makes it the 86th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Isalani village has 272 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Isalani has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Isalani is 625020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Isalani covers 253.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Isalani is Silaiman, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Isalani.

Isalani is about 18 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Isalani is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Tiruppuvanam is about 9.8 km away. Silaiman is about 10 km away. Madurai North is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thatchanendal (under 2 km), Parayankulam (2.7 km) and Karuppukkal (2.7 km).

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

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