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About Neikonam Village

Neikonam is a mid sized village in Thirumayam tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,135, made up of 570 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Neikonam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Neikonam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Thirumayam
Pincode 622409
Area (hectares) 538.2 hectares
Population 1,135
Male Population 570
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Neikonam compares

By the 2011 count Neikonam is the 38th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents. Its 538.2 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Neikonam

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

Neikonam lies about 17 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Tirumayam, about 7.4 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 Neikonam
Nearest railway station Tirumayam 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirumayam 17 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 17 km

Villages closest to Neikonam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Neikonam village had a population of 1,135. That makes it the 38th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents.

Neikonam village has 570 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Neikonam has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Neikonam is 622409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Neikonam covers 538.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Neikonam falls under Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Neikonam is Tirumayam, about 7.4 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 Neikonam.

Neikonam is about 17 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Neikonam is in Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Tirumayam is about 7.4 km away. Thirumayam is about 17 km away. Pudukkottai is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Virachilai I Bit (under 2 km), Melivayal (1.6 km) and Virachilai Ii Bit (2.2 km).

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

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