# Mudumalai Village, Gudalur, The Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Gudalur, The Nilgiris 

# Mudumalai

Mudumalai is a village in Gudalur sub-district of The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **643211**. The 2011 Census counted **1,694 people in 404 households**, the 2nd largest of 3 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 1,694people (2011)
- 404households
- 74.2%literacy
- 643211PIN code

## Mudumalai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mudumalai is 643211.** Mudumalai falls in Gudalur sub-district, The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code643211
- Gram panchayatMudumalai
- Community development blockGudalur
- Census village code635085

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

## How far is Mudumalai from nearby towns?

- Gudalur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Udhagamandalam (district HQ)64 km by road
- Gudalur (nearest town)14 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 Mudumalai?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Mudumalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Srimadurai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gudalur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gudalur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Mudumalai known for?

The main crops are **coffee, paddy and ginger**. About 1% of the 18,857 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mudumalai

Of every 100 households in Mudumalai in 2011, 63 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mudumalai · ■ Gudalur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**35%

Tap water ****34%**

**65%

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

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**77%

Use banking services ****24%**

**54%

Television ****81%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**3%

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

**8%

Own their home ****89%**

**91%

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 Mudumalai?

■ Mudumalai · ■ Gudalur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1273**

**1110

Working population ****45.5%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 68.6% for women. 60% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 430 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (10%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 81 (11%) · **■** Marginal 179 (23%)

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 Gudalur

- Srimadurai6,159 people
- Nellakotta483 people

[All 3 villages in Gudalur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/gudalur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mudumalai?643211
- How far is Mudumalai from Udhagamandalam?64 km by road
- What is the population of Mudumalai?1,694 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mudumalai in?The Nilgiris district (Gudalur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Mudumalai?74.2% (Census 2011)
