About Gudalur Village

Gudalur is a mid sized village in Tharangambadi tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,720, made up of 853 males and 867 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gudalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gudalur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nagapattinam
Tehsil	Tharangambadi
Pincode	609309
Area (hectares)	411.44 hectares
Population	1,720
Male Population	853
Female Population	867
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,016
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gudalur compares

By the 2011 count Gudalur is the 44th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 411.44 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 1030.

Getting to Gudalur

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

Gudalur lies about 34 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Nidur, about 15 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 Gudalur
Tehsil headquarters	Tharangambadi	11 km
Nearest railway station	Nidur	15 km
District headquarters	Nagapattinam	34 km

Villages closest to Gudalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gudalur village had a population of 1,720. That makes it the 44th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Gudalur village has 853 males and 867 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gudalur has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Gudalur is 609309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gudalur covers 411.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gudalur falls under Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Gudalur is Nidur, about 15 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 Gudalur.

Gudalur is about 34 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gudalur is in Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Tharangambadi is about 11 km away. Nidur is about 15 km away. Nagapattinam is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.