Nelpettai is a neighbourhood in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India.

[3] Albert Victor Bridge which is more than 133 years old, that connects Nelpettai and Goripalayam, is constructed over river Vaigai.

[6] A bridge 3.2 km long and 12 m wide, is planned to be constructed to reduce traffic congestion, in between Madurai Corporation Ecopark just opposite of Madurai Corporation building and Nelpettai Anna statue junction, at a project cost of about ₹175.80 crore.

Madurai Junction railway station which is busy round-the-clock is situated at 2 km from Nelpettai.

It also comes under Madurai Lok Sabha constituency for which the parliamentary elections were held in the year 2019 with the winner as S. Venkatesan.