About Jerugumalai Village

Jerugumalai is a mid sized village in Salem tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 431 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jerugumalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jerugumalai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Salem
Pincode	636201
Area (hectares)	148.79 hectares
Population	824
Male Population	431
Female Population	393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jerugumalai compares

By the 2011 count Jerugumalai is the 72nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,441 residents. Its 148.79 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Jerugumalai

Jerugumalai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jerugumalai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jerugumalai from other places

Jerugumalai lies about 6.3 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Salem East, about 5.8 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 Jerugumalai
Nearest railway station	Salem East	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Salem	6.3 km

Villages closest to Jerugumalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jerugumalai village had a population of 824. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,441 residents.

Jerugumalai village has 431 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jerugumalai has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Jerugumalai is 636201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jerugumalai covers 148.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jerugumalai falls under Salem tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Jerugumalai is Salem East, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jerugumalai.

Jerugumalai is about 6.3 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jerugumalai is in Salem tehsil of Salem district. Salem East is about 5.8 km away. Salem is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.