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About Nekkanamalai Village

Nekkanamalai is a mid sized village in Vaniyambadi tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,998, made up of 1,031 males and 967 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 914.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635751, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nekkanamalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nekkanamalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Vaniyambadi
Pincode 635751
Area (hectares) 914.14 hectares
Population 1,998
Male Population 1,031
Female Population 967
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 6 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 9 km distance

How Nekkanamalai compares

By the 2011 count Nekkanamalai is the 34th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,254 residents. Its 914.14 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Nekkanamalai

Nekkanamalai 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 Nekkanamalai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 6 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 9 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nekkanamalai from other places

Nekkanamalai lies about 56 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Vinnamangalam, about 4.2 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 Nekkanamalai
Nearest railway station Vinnamangalam 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Vaniyambadi 5.7 km
District headquarters Vellore 56 km

Villages closest to Nekkanamalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nekkanamalai village had a population of 1,998. That makes it the 34th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,254 residents.

Nekkanamalai village has 1,031 males and 967 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nekkanamalai has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Nekkanamalai is 635751. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nekkanamalai covers 914.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nekkanamalai falls under Vaniyambadi tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nekkanamalai is Vinnamangalam, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 9 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 6 km distance for Nekkanamalai.

Nekkanamalai is about 56 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nekkanamalai is in Vaniyambadi tehsil of Vellore district. Vinnamangalam is about 4.2 km away. Vaniyambadi is about 5.7 km away. Vellore is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Girisamudram (3.6 km), Valayambattu (4.0 km) and Vellakuttai (5.0 km).

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

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