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About Chandrapuram Village

Chandrapuram is a mid sized village in Pollachi tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,771, made up of 895 males and 876 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 471.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandrapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandrapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Tehsil Pollachi
Pincode 642120
Area (hectares) 471.76 hectares
Population 1,771
Male Population 895
Female Population 876
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandrapuram compares

By the 2011 count Chandrapuram is the 71st largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents. Its 471.76 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Chandrapuram

Chandrapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandrapuram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandrapuram from other places

Chandrapuram lies about 41 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Pollachi Junction, about 5.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chandrapuram
Tehsil headquarters Pollachi 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Pollachi Junction 5.9 km
District headquarters Coimbatore 41 km

Villages closest to Chandrapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pollachi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chandrapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandrapuram village had a population of 1,771. That makes it the 71st largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents.

Chandrapuram village has 895 males and 876 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandrapuram has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Chandrapuram is 642120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandrapuram covers 471.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandrapuram falls under Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chandrapuram is Pollachi Junction, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandrapuram.

Chandrapuram is about 41 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandrapuram is in Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district. Pollachi is about 5.1 km away. Pollachi Junction is about 5.9 km away. Coimbatore is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Solapalayam (under 2 km), Unjavelampatti (under 2 km) and Nathukkalpalayam (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chandrapuram today is likely to be higher.

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