# Gudalur Village, Tiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram 

# Gudalur

Gudalur is a village in Tiruvadanai sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623538**. The 2011 Census counted **2,693 people in 682 households**, the 19th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 2,693people (2011)
- 682households
- 74.1%literacy
- 623538PIN code

## Gudalur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gudalur is 623538.** Gudalur falls in Tiruvadanai sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code623538
- Gram panchayatGudalur, Ayangudi , Vadakalur
- Community development blockR.S. Mangalam
- Census village code641817

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gudalur from nearby towns?

- Tiruvadanai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Ramanathapuram (district HQ)50 km by road
- Ramanathapuram (nearest town)16 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gudalur?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Gudalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tiruvadanai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Devakottai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rettaiyurani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gudalur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 1,578 hectares of village land is sown, and 311 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gudalur

Of every 100 households in Gudalur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gudalur · ■ Tiruvadanai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**79%

Tap water ****14%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**87%

Use banking services ****29%**

**48%

Television ****78%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gudalur?

■ Gudalur · ■ Tiruvadanai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**964

Working population ****65.9%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 59.9% for women. 70% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,284 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (5%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 173 (10%) · **■** Marginal 215 (12%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Tiruvadanai

- Arunuthimangalam2,918 people
- Govindamangalam2,817 people
- T.Nagani2,728 people
- Sirumalaikkottai2,712 people
- Thumbadakkakottai2,601 people
- Neyvayal2,489 people
- Vattanam2,456 people
- Radhanur2,402 people

[All 94 villages in Tiruvadanai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/tiruvadanai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gudalur?623538
- How far is Gudalur from Ramanathapuram?50 km by road
- What is the population of Gudalur?2,693 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gudalur in?Ramanathapuram district (Tiruvadanai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Gudalur?74.1% (Census 2011)