About Viradhanur Village

Viradhanur 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 1,442, made up of 726 males and 716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 851.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Viradhanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Viradhanur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Madurai South
Pincode	625009
Area (hectares)	851.08 hectares
Population	1,442
Male Population	726
Female Population	716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Viradhanur compares

By the 2011 count Viradhanur is the 29th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents. Its 851.08 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Viradhanur

Viradhanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Viradhanur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Viradhanur from other places

Viradhanur lies about 13 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 6.5 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 Viradhanur
Nearest railway station	Silaiman	6.5 km
Nearest town	Tiruppuvanam	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madurai South	13 km
District headquarters	Madurai	13 km

Villages closest to Viradhanur

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.

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Common questions about Viradhanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Viradhanur village had a population of 1,442. That makes it the 29th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents.

Viradhanur village has 726 males and 716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Viradhanur has about 986 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 Viradhanur is 625009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Viradhanur covers 851.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Viradhanur is Silaiman, about 6.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Viradhanur.

Viradhanur is about 13 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Viradhanur is in Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district. Silaiman is about 6.5 km away. Tiruppuvanam is about 9.0 km away. Madurai South is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.