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About Perungudi Village

Perungudi is one of the larger villages in Madurai South tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,081, made up of 4,554 males and 4,527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 973.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Perungudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Perungudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai South
Pincode 625022
Area (hectares) 973.75 hectares
Population 9,081
Male Population 4,554
Female Population 4,527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Perungudi compares

By the 2011 count Perungudi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents. Its 973.75 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Perungudi

Perungudi 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 Perungudi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Perungudi from other places

Perungudi lies about 7.7 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Tiruparankundram, about 3.8 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 Perungudi
Nearest town Tirupparangunram 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Tiruparankundram 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai South 7.7 km
District headquarters Madurai 7.7 km

Villages closest to Perungudi

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 Perungudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Perungudi village had a population of 9,081. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents.

Perungudi village has 4,554 males and 4,527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Perungudi has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Perungudi is 625022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Perungudi covers 973.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Perungudi is Tiruparankundram, about 3.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Perungudi.

Perungudi is about 7.7 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Perungudi is in Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district. Tirupparangunram is about 3.5 km away. Tiruparankundram is about 3.8 km away. Madurai South is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pappanodai (3.1 km), Nilaiyur (3.4 km) and Tirupparankundram (3.5 km).

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

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