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About Neppathur Village

Neppathur is a large village in Sirkali tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,752, made up of 1,373 males and 1,379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 479.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Neppathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Neppathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Sirkali
Pincode 609106
Area (hectares) 479.47 hectares
Population 2,752
Male Population 1,373
Female Population 1,379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Neppathur compares

By the 2011 count Neppathur is the 39th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 479.47 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Neppathur

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

How far is Neppathur from other places

Neppathur lies about 32 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Peralam Junction, about 6.9 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 Neppathur
Nearest railway station Peralam Junction 6.9 km
Nearest town Mayiladuthurai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirkali 26 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 32 km

Villages closest to Neppathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Neppathur village had a population of 2,752. That makes it the 39th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Neppathur village has 1,373 males and 1,379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Neppathur has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Neppathur is 609106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Neppathur covers 479.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Neppathur falls under Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Neppathur is Peralam Junction, about 6.9 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 village for Neppathur.

Neppathur is about 32 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Neppathur is in Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Peralam Junction is about 6.9 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 12 km away. Sirkali is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keelamathur (under 2 km), Kadhiramangalam (3.5 km) and Keelaiyur (15 km).

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

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