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About Gudalur Village

Gudalur is a mid sized village in Iluppur tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 888, made up of 425 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622102, 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 Iluppur
Pincode 622102
Area (hectares) 375.96 hectares
Population 888
Male Population 425
Female Population 463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
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 72nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,183 residents. Its 375.96 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

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 25 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Vellanur, about 21 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 Iluppur 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Vellanur 21 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 25 km

Villages closest to Gudalur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Iluppur 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 888. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,183 residents.

Gudalur village has 425 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gudalur has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Gudalur is 622102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gudalur covers 375.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gudalur is Vellanur, about 21 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 25 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 Iluppur tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Iluppur is about 7.4 km away. Vellanur is about 21 km away. Pudukkottai is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kilikkudi (under 2 km), Mambatti (under 2 km) and Peyal (2.2 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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