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About Nallur Village

Nallur is a mid sized village in Madurai South tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,814, made up of 898 males and 916 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1258.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nallur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nallur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai South
Pincode 625022
Area (hectares) 1258.46 hectares
Population 1,814
Male Population 898
Female Population 916
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nallur compares

By the 2011 count Nallur is the 21st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents. Its 1258.46 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Nallur

Nallur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nallur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Nallur from other places

Nallur lies about 15 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, 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 Nallur
Nearest town Avaniyāpuram 11 km
Nearest railway station Silaiman 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai South 15 km
District headquarters Madurai 15 km

Villages closest to Nallur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai South 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 Nallur

As per the Census of India 2011, Nallur village had a population of 1,814. That makes it the 21st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents.

Nallur village has 898 males and 916 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nallur has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Nallur is 625022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nallur covers 1258.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nallur falls under Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nallur is Silaiman, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Nallur.

Nallur is about 15 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nallur is in Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district. Avaniyāpuram is about 11 km away. Silaiman is about 11 km away. Madurai South is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Solankuruni (2.8 km), Kudiraikutti (3.6 km) and Kusavankundu (3.7 km).

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

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