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About Madathupalayam Village

Madathupalayam is a large village in Dharapuram tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,049, made up of 1,010 males and 1,039 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1221.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638657, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madathupalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madathupalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruppur
Tehsil Dharapuram
Pincode 638657
Area (hectares) 1221.11 hectares
Population 2,049
Male Population 1,010
Female Population 1,039
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madathupalayam compares

By the 2011 count Madathupalayam is the 35th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,758 residents. Its 1221.11 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Madathupalayam

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

Madathupalayam lies about 41 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Madathukulam, about 27 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 Madathupalayam
Tehsil headquarters Dharapuram 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Madathukulam 27 km
District headquarters Tiruppur 41 km

Villages closest to Madathupalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madathupalayam village had a population of 2,049. That makes it the 35th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,758 residents.

Madathupalayam village has 1,010 males and 1,039 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madathupalayam has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Madathupalayam is 638657. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madathupalayam covers 1221.11 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.

Madathupalayam falls under Dharapuram tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Madathupalayam is Madathukulam, about 27 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 Madathupalayam.

Madathupalayam is about 41 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madathupalayam is in Dharapuram tehsil of Tiruppur district. Dharapuram is about 6.0 km away. Madathukulam is about 27 km away. Tiruppur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Varappalayam (1.8 km), Nanjiyampalayam (2.7 km) and Thoppampatti (2.7 km).

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

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