About Gudalur Village

Gudalur is a large village in Tiruvadanai tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,693, made up of 1,414 males and 1,279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1578.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623538, 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	Ramanathapuram
Tehsil	Tiruvadanai
Pincode	623538
Area (hectares)	1578.16 hectares
Population	2,693
Male Population	1,414
Female Population	1,279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gudalur compares

By the 2011 count Gudalur is the 19th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 1578.16 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1015.

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 5 - 10 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 40 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Kallal, about 34 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	Tiruvadanai	9.5 km
Nearest town	Devakottai	25 km
Nearest railway station	Kallal	34 km
District headquarters	Ramanathapuram	40 km

Villages closest to Gudalur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tiruvadanai 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 2,693. That makes it the 19th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Gudalur village has 1,414 males and 1,279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gudalur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Gudalur is 623538. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gudalur covers 1578.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gudalur falls under Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Gudalur is Kallal, about 34 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 - 10 km distance for Gudalur.

Gudalur is about 40 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gudalur is in Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Tiruvadanai is about 9.5 km away. Devakottai is about 25 km away. Kallal is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.