About Nachankulam Village

Nachankulam is a mid sized village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,261, made up of 660 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nachankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nachankulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Sivaganga
Tehsil	Devakottai
Pincode	630311
Area (hectares)	524.56 hectares
Population	1,261
Male Population	660
Female Population	601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nachankulam compares

By the 2011 count Nachankulam is the 35th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 524.56 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Nachankulam

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

Nachankulam lies about 30 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Kallal, about 9.5 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 Nachankulam
Tehsil headquarters	Devakottai	8.6 km
Nearest railway station	Kallal	9.5 km
District headquarters	Sivaganga	30 km

Villages closest to Nachankulam

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

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Common questions about Nachankulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Nachankulam village had a population of 1,261. That makes it the 35th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Nachankulam village has 660 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nachankulam has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Nachankulam is 630311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nachankulam covers 524.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nachankulam falls under Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nachankulam is Kallal, about 9.5 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 Nachankulam.

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

Nachankulam is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Devakottai is about 8.6 km away. Kallal is about 9.5 km away. Sivaganga is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.