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About Nellur Village

Nellur is a large village in Denkanikottai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,874, made up of 1,990 males and 1,884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1634.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nellur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nellur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Denkanikottai
Pincode 635116
Area (hectares) 1634.74 hectares
Population 3,874
Male Population 1,990
Female Population 1,884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nellur compares

By the 2011 count Nellur is the 30th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents. Its 1634.74 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 933.

Getting to Nellur

Nellur 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 Nellur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nellur from other places

Nellur lies about 58 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Anekal Road, about 14 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 Nellur
Nearest town Anekal 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Denkanikottai 13 km
Nearest railway station Anekal Road 14 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 58 km

Villages closest to Nellur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nellur village had a population of 3,874. That makes it the 30th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents.

Nellur village has 1,990 males and 1,884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nellur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Nellur is 635116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nellur covers 1634.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nellur falls under Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nellur is Anekal Road, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Nellur is about 58 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nellur is in Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Anekal is about 12 km away. Denkanikottai is about 13 km away. Anekal Road is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuppatti (under 2 km), Doddaubbanur (1.7 km) and Chudasandiram (2.1 km).

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

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