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About Nellikaru Village

Nellikaru is a large village in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,030, made up of 1,529 males and 1,501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1084.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nellikaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nellikaru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Mangalore
Pincode 574101
Area (hectares) 1084.04 hectares
Population 3,030
Male Population 1,529
Female Population 1,501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nellikaru compares

By the 2011 count Nellikaru is the 27th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 1084.04 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Nellikaru

Nellikaru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nellikaru as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mulur, Munnur, Muthuru and Nadugodu. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Nellikaru

As per the Census of India 2011, Nellikaru village had a population of 3,030. That makes it the 27th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Nellikaru village has 1,529 males and 1,501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nellikaru has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Nellikaru is 574101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nellikaru covers 1084.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nellikaru falls under Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The census record for Nellikaru notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nellikaru.

Nellikaru is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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