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About Nagalur Village

Nagalur is a mid sized village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,110, made up of 547 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Yercaud
Pincode 636602
Area (hectares) 557.92 hectares
Population 1,110
Male Population 547
Female Population 563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagalur compares

By the 2011 count Nagalur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 557.92 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Nagalur

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

Nagalur lies about 22 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Danishpet, about 8.1 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 Nagalur
Tehsil headquarters Yercaud 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Danishpet 8.1 km
District headquarters Salem 22 km

Villages closest to Nagalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagalur village had a population of 1,110. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Nagalur village has 547 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagalur has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Nagalur is 636602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagalur covers 557.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nagalur falls under Yercaud tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nagalur is Danishpet, about 8.1 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 Nagalur.

Nagalur is about 22 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagalur is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Yercaud is about 7.1 km away. Danishpet is about 8.1 km away. Salem is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Elavadi (under 2 km), Olavakkadu (2.2 km) and Vellakkadai (3.0 km).

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

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