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About Nellikollai Village

Nellikollai is a large village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,282, made up of 1,165 males and 1,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nellikollai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nellikollai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608704
Area (hectares) 270.05 hectares
Population 2,282
Male Population 1,165
Female Population 1,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nellikollai compares

By the 2011 count Nellikollai is the 40th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 270.05 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Nellikollai

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

Nellikollai lies about 41 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Vadalur, about 9.6 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 Nellikollai
Nearest railway station Vadalur 9.6 km
Nearest town Kurinjippādi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 19 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 41 km

Villages closest to Nellikollai

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 Nellikollai

As per the Census of India 2011, Nellikollai village had a population of 2,282. That makes it the 40th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Nellikollai village has 1,165 males and 1,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nellikollai has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

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

Nellikollai covers 270.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nellikollai falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nellikollai is Vadalur, about 9.6 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 Nellikollai.

Nellikollai is about 41 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nellikollai is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Vadalur is about 9.6 km away. Kurinjippādi is about 11 km away. Chidambaram is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Turinjikollai (under 2 km), Erumbur (under 2 km) and Pinnalur (2.9 km).

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

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