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About Budamangalam Village

Budamangalam is a large village in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,412, made up of 1,671 males and 1,741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1245.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budamangalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budamangalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Melur
Pincode 625101
Area (hectares) 1245.97 hectares
Population 3,412
Male Population 1,671
Female Population 1,741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Budamangalam compares

By the 2011 count Budamangalam is the 29th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 1245.97 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Budamangalam

Budamangalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Budamangalam 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Budamangalam from other places

Budamangalam lies about 36 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Sivaganga, about 30 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 Budamangalam
Tehsil headquarters Melur 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Sivaganga 30 km
District headquarters Madurai 36 km

Villages closest to Budamangalam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Melur 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 Budamangalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Budamangalam village had a population of 3,412. That makes it the 29th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Budamangalam village has 1,671 males and 1,741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budamangalam has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Budamangalam is 625101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budamangalam covers 1245.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Budamangalam falls under Melur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Budamangalam is Sivaganga, about 30 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 km distance for Budamangalam.

Budamangalam is about 36 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budamangalam is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Melur is about 9.3 km away. Sivaganga is about 30 km away. Madurai is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Attappatti (1.9 km), Kodukkampatti (2.3 km) and Kovilpatti (2.5 km).

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

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