About Denad Village

Denad is one of the larger villages in Kotagiri tehsil, in the district of The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,284, made up of 4,061 males and 4,223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2932.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 643216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Denad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Denad village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	The Nilgiris
Tehsil	Kotagiri
Pincode	643216
Area (hectares)	2932.63 hectares
Population	8,284
Male Population	4,061
Female Population	4,223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,040
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Denad compares

By the 2011 count Denad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,721 residents. Its 2932.63 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Denad

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

Denad lies about 20 km from The Nilgiris, and the nearest railway station is Lovedale, about 12 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 Denad
Nearest railway station	Lovedale	12 km
Nearest town	Kērkandi	12 km
District headquarters	The Nilgiris	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kotagiri	26 km

Villages closest to Denad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Denad village had a population of 8,284. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,721 residents.

Denad village has 4,061 males and 4,223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Denad has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Denad is 643216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Denad covers 2932.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Denad falls under Kotagiri tehsil of The Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Denad is Lovedale, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Denad.

Denad is about 20 km from The Nilgiris in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Denad is in Kotagiri tehsil of The Nilgiris district. Lovedale is about 12 km away. Kērkandi is about 12 km away. The Nilgiris is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.