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About Gudalur Village

Gudalur is a large village in Arakonam tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,033, made up of 2,004 males and 2,029 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632510, 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 Vellore
Tehsil Arakonam
Pincode 632510
Area (hectares) 511.14 hectares
Population 4,033
Male Population 2,004
Female Population 2,029
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 7 km distance

How Gudalur compares

By the 2011 count Gudalur is the 21st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents. Its 511.14 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Gudalur

Gudalur 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 Gudalur 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 7 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 13 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Bommasamudram, about 2.7 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 railway station Bommasamudram 2.7 km
Nearest town Kātpādi 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Arakonam 13 km
District headquarters Vellore 13 km

Villages closest to Gudalur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arakonam 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 4,033. That makes it the 21st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents.

Gudalur village has 2,004 males and 2,029 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gudalur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Gudalur is 632510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gudalur covers 511.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gudalur falls under Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Gudalur is Bommasamudram, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 7 km distance.

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

Gudalur is about 13 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gudalur is in Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district. Bommasamudram is about 2.7 km away. Kātpādi is about 7.3 km away. Arakonam 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 Nangamangalam (2.7 km), Mudur (6.0 km) and Ambarishpuram (9.7 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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