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About Nerale Village

Nerale is a large village in Nanjangud tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,971, made up of 2,001 males and 1,970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 821.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nerale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nerale village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Nanjangud
Pincode 571312
Area (hectares) 821.04 hectares
Population 3,971
Male Population 2,001
Female Population 1,970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nerale compares

By the 2011 count Nerale is the 14th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 821.04 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Nerale

Nerale is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nerale 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nerale from other places

Nerale lies about 32 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Kavalande, about 4.1 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 Nerale
Nearest railway station Kavalande 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanjangud 12 km
Nearest town Nanjangūd 12 km
District headquarters Mysore 32 km

Villages closest to Nerale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nerale village had a population of 3,971. That makes it the 14th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Nerale village has 2,001 males and 1,970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nerale has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Nerale is 571312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nerale covers 821.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nerale falls under Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nerale is Kavalande, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nerale.

Nerale is about 32 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nerale is in Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district. Kavalande is about 4.1 km away. Nanjangud is about 12 km away. Nanjangūd is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hampapura (under 2 km), Hemmaragala (2.4 km) and Halepura (2.5 km).

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

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