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About Pudukulam Village

Pudukulam 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 1,822, made up of 897 males and 925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pudukulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pudukulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai South
Pincode 625003
Area (hectares) 215.69 hectares
Population 1,822
Male Population 897
Female Population 925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pudukulam compares

By the 2011 count Pudukulam is the 20th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents. Its 215.69 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Pudukulam

Pudukulam 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 Pudukulam as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Pudukulam from other places

Pudukulam lies about 5.3 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Nagamalai West, about 2.5 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 Pudukulam
Nearest railway station Nagamalai West 2.5 km
Nearest town Vilāngudi 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai South 5.3 km
District headquarters Madurai 5.3 km

Villages closest to Pudukulam

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 Pudukulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Pudukulam village had a population of 1,822. That makes it the 20th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents.

Pudukulam village has 897 males and 925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pudukulam has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Pudukulam is 625003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pudukulam covers 215.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pudukulam is Nagamalai West, about 2.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pudukulam.

Pudukulam is about 5.3 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pudukulam is in Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district. Nagamalai West is about 2.5 km away. Vilāngudi is about 3.8 km away. Madurai South is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sambakudi (under 2 km), Vadivelkarai (1.9 km) and Erkudi (2.2 km).

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

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