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About Nesal Village

Nesal is a large village in Arani tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,569, made up of 2,293 males and 2,276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 872.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nesal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nesal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Arani
Pincode 632316
Area (hectares) 872.65 hectares
Population 4,569
Male Population 2,293
Female Population 2,276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 13 km distance

How Nesal compares

By the 2011 count Nesal is the 15th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents. Its 872.65 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 1000.

Getting to Nesal

Nesal 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 Nesal 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 13 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nesal from other places

Nesal lies about 51 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Arni Road, about 11 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 Nesal
Tehsil headquarters Arani 5.1 km
Nearest town Arni 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Arni Road 11 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 51 km

Villages closest to Nesal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nesal village had a population of 4,569. That makes it the 15th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents.

Nesal village has 2,293 males and 2,276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nesal has about 993 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 1000.

The pincode recorded for Nesal is 632316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nesal covers 872.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nesal falls under Arani tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nesal is Arni Road, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 13 km distance.

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

Nesal is about 51 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nesal is in Arani tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Arani is about 5.1 km away. Arni is about 5.1 km away. Arni Road is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Velapadi (2.6 km), Agaram (2.7 km) and Vadugasathu (4.1 km).

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

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