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About Nathakkarai Village

Nathakkarai is a large village in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,113, made up of 1,049 males and 1,064 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 473.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nathakkarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nathakkarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Attur
Pincode 636112
Area (hectares) 473.74 hectares
Population 2,113
Male Population 1,049
Female Population 1,064
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nathakkarai compares

By the 2011 count Nathakkarai is the 58th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 473.74 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Nathakkarai

Nathakkarai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nathakkarai 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nathakkarai from other places

Nathakkarai lies about 68 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Talaivasal, about 3.2 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 Nathakkarai
Nearest railway station Talaivasal 3.2 km
Nearest town Chinna Salem 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Attur 19 km
District headquarters Salem 68 km

Villages closest to Nathakkarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nathakkarai village had a population of 2,113. That makes it the 58th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Nathakkarai village has 1,049 males and 1,064 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nathakkarai has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Nathakkarai is 636112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nathakkarai covers 473.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nathakkarai falls under Attur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nathakkarai is Talaivasal, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nathakkarai.

Nathakkarai is about 68 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nathakkarai is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Talaivasal is about 3.2 km away. Chinna Salem is about 12 km away. Attur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thiyaganur (2.8 km), Periyeri (2.8 km) and Talaivasal (2.8 km).

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

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