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About Budangudi Village

Budangudi is a mid sized village in Mayiladuthurai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,207, made up of 596 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Mayiladuthurai
Pincode 609204
Area (hectares) 258.18 hectares
Population 1,207
Male Population 596
Female Population 611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Budangudi compares

By the 2011 count Budangudi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents. Its 258.18 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 1017.

Getting to Budangudi

Budangudi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Budangudi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Budangudi from other places

Budangudi lies about 54 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Nidur, about 10 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 Budangudi
Nearest railway station Nidur 10 km
Nearest town Kattumannarkoil 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayiladuthurai 12 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 54 km

Villages closest to Budangudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Budangudi village had a population of 1,207. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents.

Budangudi village has 596 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budangudi has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Budangudi is 609204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budangudi covers 258.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Budangudi falls under Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Budangudi is Nidur, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Budangudi.

Budangudi is about 54 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budangudi is in Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Nidur is about 10 km away. Kattumannarkoil is about 12 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Namasivayapuram (2.2 km), Tiruchitrambalam (2.3 km) and Kesingan (2.4 km).

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

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