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About Nallur Village

Nallur is one of the larger villages in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,976, made up of 3,049 males and 2,927 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1440.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nallur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nallur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Vandavasi
Pincode 604406
Area (hectares) 1440.29 hectares
Population 5,976
Male Population 3,049
Female Population 2,927
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 28 km distance

How Nallur compares

By the 2011 count Nallur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 1440.29 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Nallur

Nallur 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 Nallur 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 28 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nallur from other places

Nallur lies about 63 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Olakur, about 16 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 Nallur
Tehsil headquarters Vandavasi 11 km
Nearest town Vandavāsi 11 km
Nearest railway station Olakur 16 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 63 km

Villages closest to Nallur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nallur village had a population of 5,976. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Nallur village has 3,049 males and 2,927 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nallur has about 960 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 999.

The pincode recorded for Nallur is 604406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nallur covers 1440.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nallur falls under Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nallur is Olakur, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 28 km distance.

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

Nallur is about 63 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nallur is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Vandavasi is about 11 km away. Vandavāsi is about 11 km away. Olakur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meesanallur (under 2 km), Vilanallur (under 2 km) and Kandiyanallur (under 2 km).

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

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