# Nekkanamalai Village, Vaniyambadi, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/vaniyambadi/nekkanamalai/ Village · Vaniyambadi, Vellore # Nekkanamalai Nekkanamalai is a village in Vaniyambadi sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635751**. The 2011 Census counted **1,998 people in 467 households**, the 34th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 1,998people (2011) - 467households - 58.7%literacy - 635751PIN code ## Nekkanamalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nekkanamalai is 635751.** Nekkanamalai falls in Vaniyambadi sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635751 - Gram panchayatNeknamalai - Community development blockAlangayam - Census village code630920 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nekkanamalai from nearby towns? - Vaniyambadi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)70 km by road - Vaniyambadi (nearest town)9 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 Nekkanamalai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Nekkanamalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 2 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 2 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nimmiyambattu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vaniyambadi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Nekkanamalai known for? The main crops are **ragi, samai and bajra**. About 12% of the 914 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Nekkanamalai Of every 100 households in Nekkanamalai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nekkanamalai · ■ Vaniyambadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **89% Toilet within the home ****8%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **84% Tap water ****31%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **78% Use banking services ****4%** **33% Television ****82%** **85% Mobile phone ****46%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Nekkanamalai? ■ Nekkanamalai · ■ Vaniyambadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788** **893 Working population ****54.3%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.2% for men and 50.9% for women. 62% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 73 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (3%) · **■** Household industry 80 (7%) · **■** Other work 384 (35%) · **■** Marginal 520 (48%) 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 Vaniyambadi - Govindapuram3,242 people - Thekkupattu2,843 people - Kurumbavanigunta2,386 people - Thimmampettai2,030 people - Narayanapuram1,680 people - Mallankuppam1,558 people - Velathigamanibenta1,287 people - Alasandapuram979 people [All 53 villages in Vaniyambadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/vaniyambadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nekkanamalai?635751 - How far is Nekkanamalai from Vellore?70 km by road - What is the population of Nekkanamalai?1,998 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nekkanamalai in?Vellore district (Vaniyambadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Nekkanamalai?58.7% (Census 2011)