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About Pulangulam Village

Pulangulam is a small village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 130, made up of 63 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pulangulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pulangulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625020
Area (hectares) 69.47 hectares
Population 130
Male Population 63
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pulangulam compares

By the 2011 count Pulangulam is the 114th 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 69.47 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 983.

Getting to Pulangulam

Pulangulam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pulangulam as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Pulangulam from other places

Pulangulam lies about 6.9 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Madurai East, about 5.4 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 Pulangulam
Nearest town Vandiyūr 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Madurai East 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 6.9 km
District headquarters Madurai 6.9 km

Villages closest to Pulangulam

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 Pulangulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Pulangulam village had a population of 130. That makes it the 114th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Pulangulam village has 63 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pulangulam has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

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

Pulangulam covers 69.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Pulangulam is Madurai East, about 5.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pulangulam.

Pulangulam is about 6.9 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pulangulam is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Vandiyūr is about 2.6 km away. Madurai East is about 5.4 km away. Madurai North is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andarkottaram (under 2 km), Veerapanjan (1.8 km) and Vandiyur (2.4 km).

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

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