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About Budur Village

Budur is a mid sized village in Gummidipoondi tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,863, made up of 934 males and 929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 495.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 617588, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Gummidipoondi
Pincode 617588
Area (hectares) 495.9 hectares
Population 1,863
Male Population 934
Female Population 929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 28 km distance

How Budur compares

By the 2011 count Budur is the 30th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,097 residents. Its 495.9 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Budur

Budur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Budur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 28 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Budur from other places

Budur lies about 31 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Elavur, about 18 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 Budur
Nearest railway station Elavur 18 km
Nearest town Nagalapuram 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Gummidipoondi 31 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 31 km

Villages closest to Budur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Budur village had a population of 1,863. That makes it the 30th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,097 residents.

Budur village has 934 males and 929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budur has about 995 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Budur is 617588. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budur covers 495.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Budur falls under Gummidipoondi tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Budur is Elavur, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 28 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 km distance for Budur.

Budur is about 31 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budur is in Gummidipoondi tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Elavur is about 18 km away. Nagalapuram is about 18 km away. Gummidipoondi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Varnasikuppam (3.0 km), Kannankottai (3.7 km) and Nemalur (4.0 km).

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

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