About Nichampalayam Village

Nichampalayam is a large village in Perundurai tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,698, made up of 2,365 males and 2,333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1232.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638055, 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	Perundurai
Pincode	638055
Area (hectares)	1232.34 hectares
Population	4,698
Male Population	2,365
Female Population	2,333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
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 7th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents. Its 1232.34 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 985.

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 23 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Ingur, 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 Nichampalayam
Nearest town	Karumāndi Chellipālaiyam	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Perundurai	12 km
Nearest railway station	Ingur	16 km
District headquarters	Erode	23 km

Villages closest to Nichampalayam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Perundurai 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 4,698. That makes it the 7th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents.

Nichampalayam village has 2,365 males and 2,333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nichampalayam has about 986 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 985.

The pincode recorded for Nichampalayam is 638055. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nichampalayam covers 1232.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

Nichampalayam is about 23 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 Perundurai tehsil of Erode district. Karumāndi Chellipālaiyam is about 9.5 km away. Perundurai is about 12 km away. Ingur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.