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About Nelkattum Seval Village

Nelkattum Seval is one of the larger villages in Sivagiri tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,493, made up of 3,077 males and 3,416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1991.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627758, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nelkattum Seval Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nelkattum Seval village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Tehsil Sivagiri
Pincode 627758
Area (hectares) 1991.69 hectares
Population 6,493
Male Population 3,077
Female Population 3,416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nelkattum Seval compares

By the 2011 count Nelkattum Seval is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,816 residents. Its 1991.69 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Nelkattum Seval

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

Nelkattum Seval lies about 62 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Sankarankovil, about 9.8 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 Nelkattum Seval
Nearest town Vāsudevanallūr 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Sankarankovil 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sivagiri 12 km
District headquarters Tirunelveli 62 km

Villages closest to Nelkattum Seval

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sivagiri 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 Nelkattum Seval

As per the Census of India 2011, Nelkattum Seval village had a population of 6,493. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,816 residents.

Nelkattum Seval village has 3,077 males and 3,416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nelkattum Seval has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Nelkattum Seval is 627758. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nelkattum Seval covers 1991.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nelkattum Seval falls under Sivagiri tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nelkattum Seval is Sankarankovil, about 9.8 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 Nelkattum Seval.

Nelkattum Seval is about 62 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nelkattum Seval is in Sivagiri tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Vāsudevanallūr is about 5.5 km away. Sankarankovil is about 9.8 km away. Sivagiri is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanganapperi (2.7 km), Ariyur (2.8 km) and Gudalur (4.1 km).

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

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