By population, Nerkunam ranks #79 of 116 villages in Vikravandi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nerkunam is a village of 1,367 people in 320 households (Census 2011) in Vikravandi taluk, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, the 79th-largest of 116 villages in Vikravandi taluk. Literacy is 67%, 3 points above the taluk average of 64% and the sex ratio is 1,062 women per 1,000 men. It lies 62 km from the Viluppuram district centre, 19 km from Elambalur, the nearest town, 21 km from Melnariyappanur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 605501, served by Tirukkanur post office; the LGD village code is 632944. The nearest hospital or health centre is K.S Clinic, 5 km away. The village votes in Ulundurpettai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vasanthavel G R. The population is estimated at 1,612 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nerkunam .V →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nerkunam · this village | 1,367 | 67% | — |
| Nerkunam · Cheyyur | 1,127 | 66% | 0 km N |
| Nerkunam · Kandachipuram | 1,239 | 58% | 0 km N |
| Nerkunam · Vandavasi | 2,425 | 62% | 0 km N |
| Periyavadagarai · Veppanthattai | 2,441 | 66% | 4.7 km S |
| Venbavur · Veppanthattai | 2,690 | 65% | 4.9 km S |
| Pandagapady · Veppanthattai | 1,514 | 57% | 5.1 km SE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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