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About Nenjathur Village

Nenjathur is a mid sized village in Ilayangudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 998, made up of 511 males and 487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623709, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nenjathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nenjathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Ilayangudi
Pincode 623709
Area (hectares) 367.46 hectares
Population 998
Male Population 511
Female Population 487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nenjathur compares

By the 2011 count Nenjathur is the 40th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents. Its 367.46 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Nenjathur

Nenjathur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nenjathur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Nenjathur from other places

Nenjathur lies about 26 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Paramakkudi, about 18 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 Nenjathur
Tehsil headquarters Ilayangudi 7.7 km
Nearest town Ilaiyankudi 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Paramakkudi 18 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 26 km

Villages closest to Nenjathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nenjathur village had a population of 998. That makes it the 40th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents.

Nenjathur village has 511 males and 487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nenjathur has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Nenjathur is 623709. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nenjathur covers 367.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nenjathur falls under Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nenjathur is Paramakkudi, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Nenjathur.

Nenjathur is about 26 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nenjathur is in Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Ilayangudi is about 7.7 km away. Ilaiyankudi is about 7.7 km away. Paramakkudi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karaikulam (2.0 km), Vallakulam (3.3 km) and Kannamangalam (4.1 km).

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

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