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About Gudalur Village

Gudalur is a large village in Sivagiri tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,662, made up of 1,794 males and 1,868 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1193.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627760, 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 Tirunelveli
Tehsil Sivagiri
Pincode 627760
Area (hectares) 1193.1 hectares
Population 3,662
Male Population 1,794
Female Population 1,868
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gudalur compares

By the 2011 count Gudalur is the 10th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,816 residents. Its 1193.1 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

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 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 66 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Sankarankovil, about 13 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
Nearest town Vāsudevanallūr 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sivagiri 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Sankarankovil 13 km
District headquarters Tirunelveli 66 km

Villages closest to Gudalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gudalur village had a population of 3,662. That makes it the 10th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,816 residents.

Gudalur village has 1,794 males and 1,868 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gudalur has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Gudalur is 627760. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gudalur covers 1193.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gudalur falls under Sivagiri tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Gudalur is Sankarankovil, about 13 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 km distance for Gudalur.

Gudalur is about 66 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gudalur is in Sivagiri tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Vāsudevanallūr is about 6.4 km away. Sivagiri is about 8.5 km away. Sankarankovil is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rayagiri (3.6 km), Naranapuram (3.9 km) and Nelkattum Seval (4.1 km).

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

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