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About Neikunnam Village

Neikunnam is a mid sized village in Papanasam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,376, made up of 689 males and 687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 613504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Neikunnam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Neikunnam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Papanasam
Pincode 613504
Area (hectares) 364.12 hectares
Population 1,376
Male Population 689
Female Population 687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Neikunnam compares

By the 2011 count Neikunnam is the 63rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents. Its 364.12 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Neikunnam

Neikunnam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Neikunnam 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Neikunnam from other places

Neikunnam lies about 18 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Saliyamangalam, about 5.1 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 Neikunnam
Nearest railway station Saliyamangalam 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Papanasam 12 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 18 km

Villages closest to Neikunnam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Neikunnam village had a population of 1,376. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents.

Neikunnam village has 689 males and 687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Neikunnam has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Neikunnam is 613504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Neikunnam covers 364.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Neikunnam falls under Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Neikunnam is Saliyamangalam, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Neikunnam is about 18 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Neikunnam is in Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Saliyamangalam is about 5.1 km away. Papanasam is about 12 km away. Thanjavur 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 Viluthiyur (1.5 km), Deepambalpuram (1.9 km) and Palliyur (2.1 km).

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

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