Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai # Nelvai Nelvai is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 604409. The 2011 Census counted 621 people in 170 households, the 172nd largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 621 people (2011) - 170 households - 78.5% literacy - 604409 PIN code ## Nelvai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nelvai is 604409. Nelvai falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 604409 - Gram panchayat Nelvoy - Community development block Anakkavur - Census village code 631377 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nelvai from nearby towns? - Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ) 86 km by road - Tiruvethipuram (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nelvai? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Nelvai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Cheyyatraivendran - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Thiruvethipuram - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Thiruvethipuram - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Nelvai known for? The main crops are paddy, sugarcane and ground nut. About 41% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Nelvai Of every 100 households in Nelvai in 2011, 91 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nelvai · ■ Cheyyar rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 94% - Toilet within the home 6% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 87% - Tap water 99% 90% - Drinking water within premises 61% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 29% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 69% - Use banking services 96% 43% - Television 77% 88% - Mobile phone 55% 56% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 16% 21% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 12% 6% - Own their home 98% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nelvai? ■ Nelvai · ■ Cheyyar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 78.5% 74.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 971 992 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 854 965 - Working population 52.8% 54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.1% for men and 67.9% for women. 65% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 152 (46%) · ■ Farm labourers 78 (24%) · ■ Household industry 32 (10%) · ■ Other work 57 (17%) · ■ Marginal 9 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Cheyyar - Thiruvadirayapuram 631 people - Sundivakkam 628 people - Pazhanjur 626 people - Kizhkolathur 621 people - Narmapallam 605 people - Thalarapadi 593 people - Chithalapakkam 589 people - Nemili 585 people All 217 villages in Cheyyar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nelvai? 604409 - How far is Nelvai from Tiruvannamalai? 86 km by road - What is the population of Nelvai? 621 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nelvai in? Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Nelvai? 78.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/nelvai/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.