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About Palayagudalure Village

Palayagudalure is a mid sized village in Kuthalam tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,461, made up of 757 males and 704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palayagudalure Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palayagudalure village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kuthalam
Pincode 609801
Area (hectares) 222.72 hectares
Population 1,461
Male Population 757
Female Population 704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palayagudalure compares

By the 2011 count Palayagudalure is the 36th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 222.72 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Palayagudalure

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

How far is Palayagudalure from other places

Palayagudalure lies about 43 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Kuthalam, about 4.2 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 Palayagudalure
Nearest railway station Kuthalam 4.2 km
Nearest town Mayiladuthurai 13 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 43 km

Villages closest to Palayagudalure

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palayagudalure village had a population of 1,461. That makes it the 36th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Palayagudalure village has 757 males and 704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palayagudalure has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Palayagudalure is 609801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palayagudalure covers 222.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palayagudalure falls under Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Palayagudalure is Kuthalam, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Palayagudalure.

Palayagudalure is about 43 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palayagudalure is in Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Kuthalam is about 4.2 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 13 km away. Nagapattinam is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kokkur (under 2 km), Mekkirimangalam (1.6 km) and Peravur (1.9 km).

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

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