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About Tondilingapuram Village

Tondilingapuram is a mid sized village in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,874, made up of 936 males and 938 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tondilingapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tondilingapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Melur
Pincode 625103
Area (hectares) 494.78 hectares
Population 1,874
Male Population 936
Female Population 938
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tondilingapuram compares

By the 2011 count Tondilingapuram is the 46th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 494.78 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Tondilingapuram

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

Tondilingapuram lies about 46 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kalpattichatram, about 32 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 Tondilingapuram
Nearest town Natham 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Melur 25 km
Nearest railway station Kalpattichatram 32 km
District headquarters Madurai 46 km

Villages closest to Tondilingapuram

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 Tondilingapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Tondilingapuram village had a population of 1,874. That makes it the 46th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Tondilingapuram village has 936 males and 938 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tondilingapuram has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Tondilingapuram is 625103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tondilingapuram covers 494.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Tondilingapuram is Kalpattichatram, about 32 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 Tondilingapuram.

Tondilingapuram is about 46 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tondilingapuram is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Natham is about 14 km away. Melur is about 25 km away. Kalpattichatram is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Valaichcherippatti (3.4 km), Valaichcherippatti Hills (3.4 km) and Kottampatti (4.8 km).

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

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