About Nichampalayam Village

Nichampalayam is a large village in Gobichettipalayam tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,323, made up of 1,162 males and 1,161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 658.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nichampalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nichampalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Erode
Tehsil	Gobichettipalayam
Pincode	638110
Area (hectares)	658.01 hectares
Population	2,323
Male Population	1,162
Female Population	1,161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	999
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nichampalayam compares

By the 2011 count Nichampalayam is the 36th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents. Its 658.01 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 1001.

Getting to Nichampalayam

Nichampalayam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nichampalayam 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nichampalayam from other places

Nichampalayam lies about 25 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Ingur, about 19 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 Nichampalayam
Tehsil headquarters	Gobichettipalayam	11 km
Nearest railway station	Ingur	19 km
District headquarters	Erode	25 km

Villages closest to Nichampalayam

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

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Common questions about Nichampalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Nichampalayam village had a population of 2,323. That makes it the 36th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents.

Nichampalayam village has 1,162 males and 1,161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nichampalayam has about 999 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Nichampalayam is 638110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nichampalayam covers 658.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nichampalayam falls under Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nichampalayam is Ingur, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nichampalayam.

Nichampalayam is about 25 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nichampalayam is in Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district. Gobichettipalayam is about 11 km away. Ingur is about 19 km away. Erode is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.