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About Nallur Village

Nallur is a mid sized village in Palakkodu tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 315 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nallur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nallur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Palakkodu
Pincode 636801
Area (hectares) 229.49 hectares
Population 603
Male Population 315
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nallur compares

By the 2011 count Nallur is the 84th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 229.49 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Nallur

Nallur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nallur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Nallur from other places

Nallur lies about 28 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Marandahalli, about 6.4 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 Nallur
Nearest railway station Marandahalli 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Palakkodu 7.7 km
Nearest town Pālakkodu 7.7 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 28 km

Villages closest to Nallur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nallur village had a population of 603. That makes it the 84th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Nallur village has 315 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nallur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Nallur is 636801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nallur covers 229.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nallur falls under Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nallur is Marandahalli, about 6.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nallur.

Nallur is about 28 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nallur is in Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Marandahalli is about 6.4 km away. Palakkodu is about 7.7 km away. Pālakkodu is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belamaranahalli (2.2 km), Upparahalli (2.5 km) and Errakuttahalli (2.6 km).

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

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