About Pagudapadi Village

Pagudapadi is a mid sized village in Gangavalli tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,367, made up of 695 males and 672 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 690.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pagudapadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pagudapadi village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Gangavalli
Pincode	636116
Area (hectares)	690.69 hectares
Population	1,367
Male Population	695
Female Population	672
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pagudapadi compares

By the 2011 count Pagudapadi is the 22nd largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 690.69 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Pagudapadi

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

Pagudapadi lies about 73 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Talaivasal, 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 Pagudapadi
Nearest railway station	Talaivasal	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gangavalli	16 km
Nearest town	Chinna Salem	20 km
District headquarters	Salem	73 km

Villages closest to Pagudapadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pagudapadi village had a population of 1,367. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Pagudapadi village has 695 males and 672 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pagudapadi has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Pagudapadi is 636116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pagudapadi covers 690.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pagudapadi falls under Gangavalli tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pagudapadi is Talaivasal, 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 Pagudapadi.

Pagudapadi is about 73 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pagudapadi is in Gangavalli tehsil of Salem district. Talaivasal is about 15 km away. Gangavalli is about 16 km away. Chinna Salem is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.