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About Nappugai Village

Nappugai is a large village in Gandarvakkottai tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,810, made up of 1,431 males and 1,379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 873.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 613301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nappugai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nappugai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Gandarvakkottai
Pincode 613301
Area (hectares) 873.93 hectares
Population 2,810
Male Population 1,431
Female Population 1,379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nappugai compares

By the 2011 count Nappugai is the 12th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,432 residents. Its 873.93 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Nappugai

Nappugai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nappugai 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 Nappugai from other places

Nappugai lies about 30 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Alakkudi, about 28 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 Nappugai
Nearest town Nānjikkottai 24 km
Nearest railway station Alakkudi 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Gandarvakkottai 30 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 30 km

Villages closest to Nappugai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nappugai village had a population of 2,810. That makes it the 12th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,432 residents.

Nappugai village has 1,431 males and 1,379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nappugai has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Nappugai is 613301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nappugai covers 873.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nappugai falls under Gandarvakkottai tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nappugai is Alakkudi, about 28 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 Nappugai.

Nappugai is about 30 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nappugai is in Gandarvakkottai tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Nānjikkottai is about 24 km away. Alakkudi is about 28 km away. Gandarvakkottai is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sundampatti (2.5 km), Manjapettai (2.5 km) and Andanur (3.2 km).

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

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