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About Nellikulam Village

Nellikulam is a small village in Tiruchuli tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 91 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nellikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nellikulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Tiruchuli
Pincode 626129
Area (hectares) 95.37 hectares
Population 175
Male Population 91
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nellikulam compares

By the 2011 count Nellikulam is the 97th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 95.37 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Nellikulam

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

How far is Nellikulam from other places

Nellikulam lies about 33 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Tiruchchuli, about 8.1 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 Nellikulam
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchuli 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Tiruchchuli 8.1 km
Nearest town Aruppukkottai 19 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 33 km

Villages closest to Nellikulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nellikulam village had a population of 175. That makes it the 97th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Nellikulam village has 91 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nellikulam has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Nellikulam is 626129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nellikulam covers 95.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nellikulam falls under Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nellikulam is Tiruchchuli, about 8.1 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 village for Nellikulam.

Nellikulam is about 33 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nellikulam is in Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Tiruchuli is about 7.8 km away. Tiruchchuli is about 8.1 km away. Aruppukkottai is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nathaikulam (2.4 km), Sethupuram (2.6 km) and Naduvappacheri (2.9 km).

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

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