Nerigam, Shoolagiri, Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Nerigam


The village Nerigam is located in Shoolagiri Taluk of Krishnagiri District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Nerigam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Shoolagiri Community Development Block. The nearest town is Hosur, which is about 32 kilometers away from Nerigam.

Travel and Communication for Nerigam


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Nerigam,
Krishnagiri,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 635105

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Nerigam


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Nerigam is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Nerigam is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Nerigam


As per available data from the year 2009, 1034 persons live in 242 house holds in the village Nerigam. There are 497 female individuals and 537 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.07% and males constitute 51.93% of the total population.

There are 436 scheduled castes persons of which 208 are females and 228 are males. Females constitute 47.71% and males constitute 52.29% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 42.17% of the total population.

Population density of Nerigam is 236.95 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Nerigam


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Total area of Nerigam is 436.38 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 152.35 ha. About 126.83 ha is un-irrigated area. About 25.52 ha is irrigated area. About 0.42 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 25.1 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 3.15 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 12.64 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 8.03 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 142.01 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 22.3 ha is culturable waste land. About 23.68 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Nerigam


There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Nerigam.

There is a government primary school in the village Nerigam.

There is a government middle school in the village Nerigam.

There is a government secondary school in the village Nerigam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Berigai, which is 5-10 kms away from Nerigam.

Colleges in Nerigam


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Hosur, which is more than 10 kms away from Nerigam.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Hosur, which is more than 10 kms away from Nerigam.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Dharmapuri, which is more than 10 kms away from Nerigam.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Hosur, which is more than 10 kms away from Nerigam.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Krishnagiri, which is more than 10 kms away from Nerigam.

Other Educational Facilities in Nerigam


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Hosur, which is more than 10 kms away from Nerigam.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Nerigam.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Hosur, which is more than 10 kms away from Nerigam.

Healthcare Facilities in Nerigam


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Nerigam.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Nerigam.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Nerigam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Nerigam.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Nerigam.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Nerigam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Nerigam.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Nerigam.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Nerigam.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Nerigam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Nerigam.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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