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About Nekkundhi Village

Nekkundhi is one of the larger villages in Dharmapuri tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,352, made up of 2,843 males and 2,509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2126.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636813, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nekkundhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nekkundhi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Dharmapuri
Pincode 636813
Area (hectares) 2126.22 hectares
Population 5,352
Male Population 2,843
Female Population 2,509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nekkundhi compares

By the 2011 count Nekkundhi is the 29th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,558 residents. Its 2126.22 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Nekkundhi

Nekkundhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nekkundhi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Nekkundhi from other places

Nekkundhi lies about 20 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Sivadi, about 16 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 Nekkundhi
Nearest railway station Sivadi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmapuri 20 km

Villages closest to Nekkundhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nekkundhi village had a population of 5,352. That makes it the 29th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,558 residents.

Nekkundhi village has 2,843 males and 2,509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nekkundhi has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Nekkundhi is 636813. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nekkundhi covers 2126.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nekkundhi falls under Dharmapuri tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nekkundhi is Sivadi, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nekkundhi.

Nekkundhi is about 20 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nekkundhi is in Dharmapuri tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Sivadi is about 16 km away. Dharmapuri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Errabaiyanahalli (1.6 km), Nagarkoodal (8.3 km) and Dhalavaihalli (11 km).

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

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