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About Nellikuppam Village

Nellikuppam is a large village in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,360, made up of 1,160 males and 1,200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 682.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nellikuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nellikuppam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Chengalpattu
Pincode 603108
Area (hectares) 682.4 hectares
Population 2,360
Male Population 1,160
Female Population 1,200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 25 km distance

How Nellikuppam compares

By the 2011 count Nellikuppam is the 31st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 682.4 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Nellikuppam

Nellikuppam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nellikuppam 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 25 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nellikuppam from other places

Nellikuppam lies about 45 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Kattangulathur, about 11 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 Nellikuppam
Nearest town Maraimalainagar 10 km
Nearest railway station Kattangulathur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chengalpattu 16 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 45 km

Villages closest to Nellikuppam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nellikuppam village had a population of 2,360. That makes it the 31st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Nellikuppam village has 1,160 males and 1,200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nellikuppam has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Nellikuppam is 603108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nellikuppam covers 682.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nellikuppam falls under Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nellikuppam is Kattangulathur, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 25 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nellikuppam.

Nellikuppam is about 45 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nellikuppam is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Maraimalainagar is about 10 km away. Kattangulathur is about 11 km away. Chengalpattu is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kondangi (under 2 km), Sirunkundram (2.2 km) and Kottamedu (3.2 km).

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

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