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About Nellayi Village

Nellayi is one of the larger villages in Mukundapuram tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,998, made up of 4,822 males and 5,176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 720 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nellayi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nellayi village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Tehsil Mukundapuram
Pincode 680305
Area (hectares) 720 hectares
Population 9,998
Male Population 4,822
Female Population 5,176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nellayi compares

By the 2011 count Nellayi is the 19th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents. Its 720 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Nellayi

Nellayi 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 Nellayi 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 Nellayi from other places

Nellayi lies about 15 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Nellayi, about under 2 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 Nellayi
Nearest railway station Nellayi under 2 km
Nearest town Amballūr 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukundapuram 15 km
District headquarters Thrissur 15 km

Villages closest to Nellayi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nellayi village had a population of 9,998. That makes it the 19th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents.

Nellayi village has 4,822 males and 5,176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nellayi has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Nellayi is 680305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nellayi covers 720 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nellayi falls under Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Nellayi is Nellayi, about under 2 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 Nellayi.

Nellayi is about 15 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nellayi is in Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district. Nellayi is about under 2 km away. Amballūr is about 4.7 km away. Mukundapuram is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chengallur (1.6 km), Alathur (2.1 km) and Anandapuram (2.1 km).

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

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