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About Kalligudi Village

Kalligudi is one of the larger villages in Thirumangalam tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,427, made up of 2,682 males and 2,745 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1947.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalligudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalligudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Thirumangalam
Pincode 625701
Area (hectares) 1947.16 hectares
Population 5,427
Male Population 2,682
Female Population 2,745
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kalligudi compares

By the 2011 count Kalligudi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents. Its 1947.16 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kalligudi

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

How far is Kalligudi from other places

Kalligudi lies about 29 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kalligudi, about under 2 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 Kalligudi
Nearest railway station Kalligudi under 2 km
Nearest town Virudunagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirumangalam 14 km
District headquarters Madurai 29 km

Villages closest to Kalligudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalligudi village had a population of 5,427. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents.

Kalligudi village has 2,682 males and 2,745 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalligudi has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kalligudi is 625701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalligudi covers 1947.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalligudi falls under Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kalligudi is Kalligudi, about under 2 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 village for Kalligudi.

Kalligudi is about 29 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalligudi is in Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district. Kalligudi is about under 2 km away. Virudunagar is about 13 km away. Thirumangalam is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saluppapillayarnatham (3.3 km), Vellakulam (3.5 km) and Chennampatti (3.7 km).

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

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