About Nelji Village

Nelji is a mid sized village in Madikeri tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 946, made up of 472 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1773.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nelji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nelji village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Kodagu
Tehsil	Madikeri
Pincode	571214
Area (hectares)	1773.53 hectares
Population	946
Male Population	472
Female Population	474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nelji compares

By the 2011 count Nelji is the 50th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 1773.53 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Nelji

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

Nelji lies about 16 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Bajakere, about 48 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 Nelji
District headquarters	Kodagu	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madikeri	18 km
Nearest railway station	Bajakere	48 km

Villages closest to Nelji

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

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Common questions about Nelji

As per the Census of India 2011, Nelji village had a population of 946. That makes it the 50th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Nelji village has 472 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nelji has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Nelji is 571214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nelji covers 1773.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nelji falls under Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nelji is Bajakere, about 48 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 Nelji.

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

Nelji is in Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district. Kodagu is about 16 km away. Madikeri is about 18 km away. Bajakere is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.