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About Neganur Village

Neganur is a large village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,451, made up of 1,777 males and 1,674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 795.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Neganur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Neganur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Gingee
Pincode 604202
Area (hectares) 795.74 hectares
Population 3,451
Male Population 1,777
Female Population 1,674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 35 km distance

How Neganur compares

By the 2011 count Neganur is the 20th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 795.74 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 987.

Getting to Neganur

Neganur 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 Neganur 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 35 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Neganur from other places

Neganur lies about 40 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Mailam, about 22 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 Neganur
Tehsil headquarters Gingee 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Mailam 22 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 40 km

Villages closest to Neganur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Neganur village had a population of 3,451. That makes it the 20th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Neganur village has 1,777 males and 1,674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Neganur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Neganur is 604202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Neganur covers 795.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Neganur falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Neganur is Mailam, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 35 km distance.

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

Neganur is about 40 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Neganur is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 5.6 km away. Mailam is about 22 km away. Viluppuram is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kariyamangalam (1.5 km), Kalavay (2.1 km) and Anathur (2.3 km).

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

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