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About Gudalur Village

Gudalur is a small village in Alangudi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 128 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622201, 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 Pudukkottai
Tehsil Alangudi
Pincode 622201
Area (hectares) 180.41 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 128
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gudalur compares

By the 2011 count Gudalur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 180.41 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Gudalur

Gudalur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gudalur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gudalur from other places

Gudalur lies about 12 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Namanasamudram, about 12 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
District headquarters Pudukkottai 12 km
Nearest railway station Namanasamudram 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Alangudi 14 km

Villages closest to Gudalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gudalur village had a population of 248. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Gudalur village has 128 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gudalur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Gudalur is 622201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gudalur covers 180.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gudalur falls under Alangudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Gudalur is Namanasamudram, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gudalur.

Gudalur is about 12 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gudalur is in Alangudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Pudukkottai is about 12 km away. Namanasamudram is about 12 km away. Alangudi 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 Kalangudi (under 2 km), Nambukuli (2.2 km) and Kanniyapatti (2.5 km).

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

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