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About Nelyadi Village

Nelyadi is one of the larger villages in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,504, made up of 2,736 males and 2,768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1767.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nelyadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nelyadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Puttur
Pincode 574229
Area (hectares) 1767.58 hectares
Population 5,504
Male Population 2,736
Female Population 2,768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nelyadi compares

By the 2011 count Nelyadi is the 11th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 1767.58 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Nelyadi

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

Nelyadi lies about 16 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kaniuru, about 11 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 Nelyadi
Nearest railway station Kaniuru 11 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Puttur 21 km
Nearest town Puttūr 21 km

Villages closest to Nelyadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nelyadi village had a population of 5,504. That makes it the 11th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Nelyadi village has 2,736 males and 2,768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nelyadi has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Nelyadi is 574229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nelyadi covers 1767.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nelyadi falls under Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nelyadi is Kaniuru, about 11 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 Nelyadi.

Nelyadi is about 16 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nelyadi is in Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Kaniuru is about 11 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 16 km away. Puttur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konalu (2.7 km), G0lithattu (3.9 km) and Alanthaya (4.0 km).

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

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