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About Nandiambakkam Village

Nandiambakkam is one of the larger villages in Ponneri tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,268, made up of 3,156 males and 3,112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 600120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandiambakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandiambakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Ponneri
Pincode 600120
Area (hectares) 415.85 hectares
Population 6,268
Male Population 3,156
Female Population 3,112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Nandiambakkam compares

By the 2011 count Nandiambakkam is the 8th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 415.85 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Nandiambakkam

Nandiambakkam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nandiambakkam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 3 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nandiambakkam from other places

Nandiambakkam lies about 42 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Attippattu, about under 2 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 Nandiambakkam
Nearest railway station Attippattu under 2 km
Nearest town Mīnjūr 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ponneri 13 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 42 km

Villages closest to Nandiambakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandiambakkam village had a population of 6,268. That makes it the 8th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Nandiambakkam village has 3,156 males and 3,112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandiambakkam has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Nandiambakkam is 600120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nandiambakkam covers 415.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nandiambakkam falls under Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nandiambakkam is Attippattu, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 3 km distance for Nandiambakkam.

Nandiambakkam is about 42 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandiambakkam is in Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Attippattu is about under 2 km away. Mīnjūr is about 3.2 km away. Ponneri is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vallur (under 2 km), Athipattu (under 2 km) and Kanagavallipuram (2.8 km).

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

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