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About Gudalur Village

Gudalur is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 590, made up of 302 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605651, 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 Viluppuram
Tehsil Gingee
Pincode 605651
Area (hectares) 288.64 hectares
Population 590
Male Population 302
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10 km distance

How Gudalur compares

By the 2011 count Gudalur is the 203rd largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 288.64 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

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 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 23 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Perani, about 8.6 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 Perani 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gingee 14 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 23 km

Villages closest to Gudalur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gingee 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 590. That makes it the 203rd largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Gudalur village has 302 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gudalur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Gudalur is 605651. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gudalur covers 288.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gudalur falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Gudalur is Perani, about 8.6 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 village for Gudalur.

Gudalur is about 23 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gudalur is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Perani is about 8.6 km away. Gingee is about 14 km away. Viluppuram is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anilady (under 2 km), Errambattu (1.6 km) and Perampattu (1.6 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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