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About Nidur Village

Nidur is one of the larger villages in Mayiladuthurai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,488, made up of 2,588 males and 2,900 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nidur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nidur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Mayiladuthurai
Pincode 609703
Area (hectares) 332.83 hectares
Population 5,488
Male Population 2,588
Female Population 2,900
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Nidur compares

By the 2011 count Nidur is the 5th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents. Its 332.83 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Nidur

Nidur 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 Nidur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nidur from other places

Nidur lies about 46 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Nidur, about under 2 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 Nidur
Nearest railway station Nidur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayiladuthurai 3.6 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 46 km

Villages closest to Nidur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nidur village had a population of 5,488. That makes it the 5th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents.

Nidur village has 2,588 males and 2,900 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nidur has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Nidur is 609703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nidur covers 332.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nidur falls under Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nidur is Nidur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Nidur is about 46 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nidur is in Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Nidur is about under 2 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 3.6 km away. Nagapattinam is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaduvangudi (under 2 km), Aruvappadi (1.6 km) and Anathandavapuram (2.3 km).

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

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