# Nellur Village, Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri 

# Nellur

Nellur is a village in Denkanikottai sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635116**. The 2011 Census counted **3,874 people in 917 households**, the 30th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 3,874people (2011)
- 917households
- 57.5%literacy
- 635116PIN code

## Nellur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nellur is 635116.** Nellur falls in Denkanikottai sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code635116
- Gram panchayatDoddathimmanahalli
- Community development blockKelamangalam
- Census village code644025

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Nellur from nearby towns?

- Denkanikottai (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Krishnagiri (district HQ)38 km by road
- Kelamangalam (nearest town)25 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Nellur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Nellur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rayakotta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Krishnagiri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nellur known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, jasmine and ragi**. About 53% of the 1,635 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Nellur

Of every 100 households in Nellur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nellur · ■ Denkanikottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**81%

Tap water ****90%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**81%

Use banking services ****42%**

**33%

Television ****79%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Nellur?

■ Nellur · ■ Denkanikottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760**

**929

Working population ****59.0%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.1% for men and 48.7% for women. 63% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 905 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,097 (48%) · **■** Household industry 33 (1%) · **■** Other work 140 (6%) · **■** Marginal 112 (5%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Denkanikottai

- Belagundapalli4,092 people
- Mallasandram4,062 people
- Jakkeri3,957 people
- Pachapanatti3,895 people
- Kundumaranapalli3,867 people
- Jowlagiri3,863 people
- Bevunutham3,768 people
- Urigam3,756 people

[All 118 villages in Denkanikottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/denkanikottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nellur?635116
- How far is Nellur from Krishnagiri?38 km by road
- What is the population of Nellur?3,874 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nellur in?Krishnagiri district (Denkanikottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Nellur?57.5% (Census 2011)