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About Tandalai Village

Tandalai is a mid sized village in Manamelkudi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,224, made up of 587 males and 637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 598.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614620, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tandalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tandalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Manamelkudi
Pincode 614620
Area (hectares) 598.54 hectares
Population 1,224
Male Population 587
Female Population 637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tandalai compares

By the 2011 count Tandalai is the 15th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,084 residents. Its 598.54 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Tandalai

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

Tandalai lies about 56 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Ayingudi, about 22 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 Tandalai
Tehsil headquarters Manamelkudi 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Ayingudi 22 km
Nearest town Peravurani 26 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 56 km

Villages closest to Tandalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tandalai village had a population of 1,224. That makes it the 15th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,084 residents.

Tandalai village has 587 males and 637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tandalai has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Tandalai is 614620. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tandalai covers 598.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tandalai falls under Manamelkudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Tandalai is Ayingudi, about 22 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 Tandalai.

Tandalai is about 56 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tandalai is in Manamelkudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Manamelkudi is about 2.2 km away. Ayingudi is about 22 km away. Peravurani is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandangudi (under 2 km), Kallakkurichi (1.9 km) and Idaiyattimangalam (2.0 km).

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

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