[citation needed] Physical feature is the Madurai–Bodinayakkanur meter gauge railway line, which runs parallel to the Madurai–Usilampatti road, bifurcating the developed area of the town.

The lands which lies in between railway line and Peraiyur road and Battalakundu[clarification needed] road, are mostly of wet lands which restrict the development of the town in the southern direction.

The town is also linked with Madurai city, by a meter gauge railway line.

The Usilampattiis has 27.230 km length of roads and the municipality is maintaining a "C” grade bus stand in the heart of the town.

The seasonal climate conditions are moderate and the weather is uniformly salubrious.

The town gets major rainfall during the south west monsoon period.

The major group of soils that are found in the town are black and red varieties.

According to 2011 census, Usilampatti had a population of 35,219 with a sex-ratio of 998 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.