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About Nedungulam Village

Nedungulam is one of the larger villages in Edappadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,026, made up of 2,577 males and 2,449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1402.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nedungulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nedungulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Edappadi
Pincode 637107
Area (hectares) 1402.02 hectares
Population 5,026
Male Population 2,577
Female Population 2,449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nedungulam compares

By the 2011 count Nedungulam is the 16th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 7,508 residents. Its 1402.02 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Nedungulam

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

Nedungulam lies about 45 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Mavelipalaiyam, about 21 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 Nedungulam
Tehsil headquarters Edappadi 10 km
Nearest town Idappadi 10 km
Nearest railway station Mavelipalaiyam 21 km
District headquarters Salem 45 km

Villages closest to Nedungulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nedungulam village had a population of 5,026. That makes it the 16th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,508 residents.

Nedungulam village has 2,577 males and 2,449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nedungulam has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Nedungulam is 637107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nedungulam covers 1402.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nedungulam falls under Edappadi tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nedungulam is Mavelipalaiyam, about 21 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 Nedungulam.

Nedungulam is about 45 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nedungulam is in Edappadi tehsil of Salem district. Edappadi is about 10 km away. Idappadi is about 10 km away. Mavelipalaiyam is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vellarivalli (5.0 km), Chittur (10 km) and Avaniperur (10 km).

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

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