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About Urgudi Village

Urgudi is a mid sized village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 278 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urgudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urgudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Vandavasi
Pincode 604505
Area (hectares) 171.05 hectares
Population 537
Male Population 278
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 40 km distance

How Urgudi compares

By the 2011 count Urgudi is the 176th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 171.05 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Urgudi

Urgudi 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 Urgudi 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 40 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Urgudi from other places

Urgudi lies about 58 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Olakur, about 34 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 Urgudi
Tehsil headquarters Vandavasi 11 km
Nearest town Vandavāsi 11 km
Nearest railway station Olakur 34 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 58 km

Villages closest to Urgudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Urgudi village had a population of 537. That makes it the 176th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Urgudi village has 278 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urgudi has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Urgudi is 604505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urgudi covers 171.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Urgudi falls under Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Urgudi is Olakur, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 40 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Urgudi.

Urgudi is about 58 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urgudi is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Vandavasi is about 11 km away. Vandavāsi is about 11 km away. Olakur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thakkandarayapuram (1.5 km), Anaibogi (1.7 km) and Sembedu (1.8 km).

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

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