About Nerkunam Village

Nerkunam is a large village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,425, made up of 1,210 males and 1,215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 830.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nerkunam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nerkunam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Vandavasi
Pincode	604406
Area (hectares)	830.46 hectares
Population	2,425
Male Population	1,210
Female Population	1,215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 34 km distance

How Nerkunam compares

By the 2011 count Nerkunam is the 20th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 830.46 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 999.

Getting to Nerkunam

Nerkunam 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 Nerkunam 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 34 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nerkunam from other places

Nerkunam lies about 48 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Tindivanam, about 23 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 Nerkunam
Nearest town	Gingee	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vandavasi	20 km
Nearest railway station	Tindivanam	23 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	48 km

Villages closest to Nerkunam

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.

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Common questions about Nerkunam

As per the Census of India 2011, Nerkunam village had a population of 2,425. That makes it the 20th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Nerkunam village has 1,210 males and 1,215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nerkunam has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

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

Nerkunam covers 830.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Nerkunam is Tindivanam, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 34 km distance.

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

Nerkunam is about 48 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nerkunam is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Gingee is about 15 km away. Vandavasi is about 20 km away. Tindivanam is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.