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About Nellanad Village

Nellanad is one of the larger villages in Nedumangad tehsil, in the district of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25,981, made up of 12,190 males and 13,791 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1846 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 695607, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nellanad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nellanad village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thiruvananthapuram
Tehsil Nedumangad
Pincode 695607
Area (hectares) 1846 hectares
Population 25,981
Male Population 12,190
Female Population 13,791
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,131
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nellanad compares

By the 2011 count Nellanad is the 8th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 22,017 residents. Its 1846 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Nellanad

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

Nellanad lies about 18 km from Thiruvananthapuram, and the nearest railway station is Kazhakuttam, about 17 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 Nellanad
Tehsil headquarters Nedumangad 3.5 km
Nearest town Nedumangād 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Kazhakuttam 17 km
District headquarters Thiruvananthapuram 18 km

Villages closest to Nellanad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nellanad village had a population of 25,981. That makes it the 8th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 22,017 residents.

Nellanad village has 12,190 males and 13,791 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nellanad has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1117.

The pincode recorded for Nellanad is 695607. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nellanad covers 1846 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nellanad falls under Nedumangad tehsil of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Nellanad is Kazhakuttam, about 17 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 Nellanad.

Nellanad is about 18 km from Thiruvananthapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nellanad is in Nedumangad tehsil of Thiruvananthapuram district. Nedumangad is about 3.5 km away. Nedumangād is about 3.5 km away. Kazhakuttam is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anad (under 2 km), Tholicode (5.1 km) and Aruvikkara (6.9 km).

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

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