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About Chinna Nerkunam Village

Chinna Nerkunam is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,064, made up of 537 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chinna Nerkunam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinna Nerkunam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608704
Area (hectares) 201.88 hectares
Population 1,064
Male Population 537
Female Population 527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chinna Nerkunam compares

By the 2011 count Chinna Nerkunam is the 119th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 201.88 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 991.

Getting to Chinna Nerkunam

Chinna Nerkunam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chinna Nerkunam as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chinna Nerkunam from other places

Chinna Nerkunam lies about 44 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Neyveli, about 10 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 Chinna Nerkunam
Nearest railway station Neyveli 10 km
Nearest town Kurinjippādi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 21 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 44 km

Villages closest to Chinna Nerkunam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chidambaram 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 Chinna Nerkunam

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinna Nerkunam village had a population of 1,064. That makes it the 119th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Chinna Nerkunam village has 537 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinna Nerkunam has about 981 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 991.

The pincode recorded for Chinna Nerkunam is 608704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chinna Nerkunam covers 201.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chinna Nerkunam falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chinna Nerkunam is Neyveli, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chinna Nerkunam.

Chinna Nerkunam is about 44 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chinna Nerkunam is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Neyveli is about 10 km away. Kurinjippādi is about 14 km away. Chidambaram is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Periya Nerkunam (under 2 km), Erumbur (2.0 km) and Veeramudaiyanatham (2.0 km).

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

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