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About Mailangundu Village

Mailangundu is a small village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 140 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mailangundu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mailangundu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625107
Area (hectares) 59.84 hectares
Population 288
Male Population 140
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mailangundu compares

By the 2011 count Mailangundu is the 106th 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 59.84 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Mailangundu

Mailangundu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mailangundu 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mailangundu from other places

Mailangundu lies about 9.1 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Madurai East, about 8.0 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 Mailangundu
Nearest town Melmadai 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Madurai East 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 9.1 km
District headquarters Madurai 9.1 km

Villages closest to Mailangundu

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 Mailangundu

As per the Census of India 2011, Mailangundu village had a population of 288. That makes it the 106th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Mailangundu village has 140 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mailangundu has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Mailangundu is 625107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mailangundu covers 59.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mailangundu is Madurai East, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Mailangundu is about 9.1 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mailangundu is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Melmadai is about 5.6 km away. Madurai East is about 8.0 km away. Madurai North is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalikappan (under 2 km), Thindiyur (under 2 km) and Othakadai (1.6 km).

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

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