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About Nellakotta Village

Nellakotta is a small village in Gudalur tehsil, in the district of The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 483, made up of 236 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4378.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 643240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nellakotta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nellakotta village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District The Nilgiris
Tehsil Gudalur
Pincode 643240
Area (hectares) 4378.36 hectares
Population 483
Male Population 236
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nellakotta compares

Its 4378.36 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Nellakotta

Nellakotta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nellakotta as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Nellakotta from other places

Nellakotta lies about 44 km from The Nilgiris, and the nearest railway station is Udhagamandalam, about 34 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 Nellakotta
Nearest town Devarshola 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Gudalur 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Udhagamandalam 34 km
District headquarters The Nilgiris 44 km

Villages closest to Nellakotta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nellakotta village had a population of 483.

Nellakotta village has 236 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nellakotta has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Nellakotta is 643240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nellakotta covers 4378.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nellakotta falls under Gudalur tehsil of The Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nellakotta is Udhagamandalam, about 34 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nellakotta.

Nellakotta is about 44 km from The Nilgiris in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nellakotta is in Gudalur tehsil of The Nilgiris district. Devarshola is about 2.7 km away. Gudalur is about 7.8 km away. Udhagamandalam is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudumalai (18 km).

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

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