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About Nandikundu Village

Nandikundu is a large village in Kariapatti tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,279, made up of 1,117 males and 1,162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 940.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandikundu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandikundu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Kariapatti
Pincode 626109
Area (hectares) 940.23 hectares
Population 2,279
Male Population 1,117
Female Population 1,162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nandikundu compares

By the 2011 count Nandikundu is the 8th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 940.23 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Nandikundu

Nandikundu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nandikundu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nandikundu from other places

Nandikundu lies about 16 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Aruppukkottai, about 12 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 Nandikundu
Tehsil headquarters Kariapatti 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Aruppukkottai 12 km
Nearest town Virudunagar 12 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 16 km

Villages closest to Nandikundu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandikundu village had a population of 2,279. That makes it the 8th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Nandikundu village has 1,117 males and 1,162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandikundu has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Nandikundu is 626109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nandikundu covers 940.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nandikundu falls under Kariapatti tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nandikundu is Aruppukkottai, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nandikundu.

Nandikundu is about 16 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandikundu is in Kariapatti tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Kariapatti is about 7.2 km away. Aruppukkottai is about 12 km away. Virudunagar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vadakarai (2.9 km), Achangulam (3.0 km) and Vaiyampatti (3.9 km).

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

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