About Tandalai Village

Tandalai is a mid sized village in Vadipatti tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,298, made up of 663 males and 635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tandalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tandalai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Vadipatti
Pincode	625502
Area (hectares)	288.54 hectares
Population	1,298
Male Population	663
Female Population	635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tandalai compares

By the 2011 count Tandalai is the 43rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents. Its 288.54 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Tandalai

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

Tandalai lies about 11 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kudalnagar, about 7.8 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 Tandalai
Nearest town	Ānaiyūr	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Kudalnagar	7.8 km
District headquarters	Madurai	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vadipatti	17 km

Villages closest to Tandalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tandalai village had a population of 1,298. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents.

Tandalai village has 663 males and 635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tandalai has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Tandalai is 625502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tandalai covers 288.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tandalai falls under Vadipatti tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Tandalai is Kudalnagar, about 7.8 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 Tandalai.

Tandalai is about 11 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tandalai is in Vadipatti tehsil of Madurai district. Ānaiyūr is about 6.3 km away. Kudalnagar is about 7.8 km away. Madurai is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.