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About Nattalam Village

Nattalam is one of the larger villages in Vilavancode tehsil, in the district of Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,101, made up of 2,560 males and 2,541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1625.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 629165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nattalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nattalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kanniyakumari
Tehsil Vilavancode
Pincode 629165
Area (hectares) 1625.58 hectares
Population 5,101
Male Population 2,560
Female Population 2,541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nattalam compares

By the 2011 count Nattalam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 7,623 residents. Its 1625.58 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Nattalam

Nattalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nattalam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nattalam from other places

Nattalam lies about 40 km from Kanniyakumari, and the nearest railway station is Kuzhiturai, about 3.0 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 Nattalam
Nearest town Unnamalaikadai 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Kuzhiturai 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Vilavancode 4.9 km
District headquarters Kanniyakumari 40 km

Villages closest to Nattalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nattalam village had a population of 5,101. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,623 residents.

Nattalam village has 2,560 males and 2,541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nattalam has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Nattalam is 629165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nattalam covers 1625.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nattalam falls under Vilavancode tehsil of Kanniyakumari district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nattalam is Kuzhiturai, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Nattalam is about 40 km from Kanniyakumari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nattalam is in Vilavancode tehsil of Kanniyakumari district. Unnamalaikadai is about 2.3 km away. Kuzhiturai is about 3.0 km away. Vilavancode is about 4.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paloor (4.0 km), Maruthancode (4.9 km) and Vilavancode (4.9 km).

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

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