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About Saruguvalayapatti Village

Saruguvalayapatti is one of the larger villages in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,371, made up of 3,056 males and 3,315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 718.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saruguvalayapatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saruguvalayapatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Melur
Pincode 625109
Area (hectares) 718.95 hectares
Population 6,371
Male Population 3,056
Female Population 3,315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saruguvalayapatti compares

By the 2011 count Saruguvalayapatti is the 10th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 718.95 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Saruguvalayapatti

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

Saruguvalayapatti lies about 18 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kudalnagar, about 18 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 Saruguvalayapatti
Tehsil headquarters Melur 10 km
Nearest railway station Kudalnagar 18 km
District headquarters Madurai 18 km

Villages closest to Saruguvalayapatti

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 Saruguvalayapatti

As per the Census of India 2011, Saruguvalayapatti village had a population of 6,371. That makes it the 10th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Saruguvalayapatti village has 3,056 males and 3,315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saruguvalayapatti has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Saruguvalayapatti is 625109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saruguvalayapatti covers 718.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Saruguvalayapatti is Kudalnagar, about 18 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 Saruguvalayapatti.

Saruguvalayapatti is about 18 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saruguvalayapatti is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Melur is about 10 km away. Kudalnagar is about 18 km away. Madurai is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are A Valayapatti (under 2 km), Chokkalingapuram (under 2 km) and Thuvarangulam (under 2 km).

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

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