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About Neelandur Village

Neelandur is a mid sized village in Sringeri tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 376 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,189 females per 1000 males. The village covers 910.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Neelandur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Neelandur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Sringeri
Pincode 577134
Area (hectares) 910.1 hectares
Population 823
Male Population 376
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,189
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Neelandur compares

By the 2011 count Neelandur is the 13th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 910.1 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Neelandur

Neelandur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Neelandur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Neelandur from other places

Neelandur lies about 58 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Barkur, about 54 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 Neelandur
Tehsil headquarters Sringeri 3.7 km
Nearest town Someshwar 21 km
Nearest railway station Barkur 54 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 58 km

Villages closest to Neelandur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Neelandur village had a population of 823. That makes it the 13th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Neelandur village has 376 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Neelandur has about 1189 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Neelandur is 577134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Neelandur covers 910.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Neelandur falls under Sringeri tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Neelandur is Barkur, about 54 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 <5 km distance for Neelandur.

Neelandur is about 58 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Neelandur is in Sringeri tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Sringeri is about 3.7 km away. Someshwar is about 21 km away. Barkur is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belandur (under 2 km), Kavadi (1.6 km) and Honnavalli (2.3 km).

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

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