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About Nedungulam Village

Nedungulam is a mid sized village in Madurai South tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,022, made up of 522 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nedungulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nedungulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai South
Pincode 625009
Area (hectares) 290.79 hectares
Population 1,022
Male Population 522
Female Population 500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nedungulam compares

By the 2011 count Nedungulam is the 33rd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents. Its 290.79 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Nedungulam

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

Nedungulam lies about 16 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 9.3 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 Nedungulam
Nearest railway station Silaiman 9.3 km
Nearest town Tiruppuvanam 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai South 16 km
District headquarters Madurai 16 km

Villages closest to Nedungulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nedungulam village had a population of 1,022. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents.

Nedungulam village has 522 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nedungulam has about 958 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 972.

The pincode recorded for Nedungulam is 625009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nedungulam covers 290.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nedungulam falls under Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nedungulam is Silaiman, about 9.3 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 Nedungulam.

Nedungulam is about 16 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nedungulam is in Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district. Silaiman is about 9.3 km away. Tiruppuvanam is about 9.9 km away. Madurai South is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Viradhanur (3.0 km), Nallur (4.5 km) and Kusavapatti (4.5 km).

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

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