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About Madur Village

Madur is a large village in Kallakkurichi tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,336, made up of 1,171 males and 1,165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Kallakkurichi
Pincode 606202
Area (hectares) 325 hectares
Population 2,336
Male Population 1,171
Female Population 1,165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madur compares

By the 2011 count Madur is the 59th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents. Its 325 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Madur

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

Madur lies about 14 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Vikravandi, about 9.3 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 Madur
Nearest railway station Vikravandi 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kallakkurichi 14 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 14 km
Nearest town Villupuram 14 km

Villages closest to Madur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madur village had a population of 2,336. That makes it the 59th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents.

Madur village has 1,171 males and 1,165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madur has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Madur is 606202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madur covers 325 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Madur falls under Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Madur is Vikravandi, about 9.3 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 Madur.

Madur is about 14 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madur is in Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district. Vikravandi is about 9.3 km away. Kallakkurichi is about 14 km away. Viluppuram is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathur (3.3 km), Vilakkur (4.1 km) and Sirumangalam (4.3 km).

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

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