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About Nathapalam Village

Nathapalam is a large village in Thirukkuvalai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,052, made up of 1,021 males and 1,031 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614711, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nathapalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nathapalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Thirukkuvalai
Pincode 614711
Area (hectares) 359.1 hectares
Population 2,052
Male Population 1,021
Female Population 1,031
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nathapalam compares

By the 2011 count Nathapalam is the 11th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,736 residents. Its 359.1 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 1026.

Getting to Nathapalam

Nathapalam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nathapalam as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Nathapalam from other places

Nathapalam lies about 26 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Manali, about 5.7 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 Nathapalam
Nearest railway station Manali 5.7 km
Nearest town Thiruthuraipoondi 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirukkuvalai 26 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 26 km

Villages closest to Nathapalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nathapalam village had a population of 2,052. That makes it the 11th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,736 residents.

Nathapalam village has 1,021 males and 1,031 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nathapalam has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Nathapalam is 614711. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nathapalam covers 359.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nathapalam falls under Thirukkuvalai tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nathapalam is Manali, about 5.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nathapalam.

Nathapalam is about 26 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nathapalam is in Thirukkuvalai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Manali is about 5.7 km away. Thiruthuraipoondi is about 9.0 km away. Thirukkuvalai 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 Thirividaimaruthur (under 2 km), Sithamoor (1.9 km) and Tholuthur (2.3 km).

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

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