About Pichavaram Village

Pichavaram is a large village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,463, made up of 1,733 males and 1,730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 699.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pichavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pichavaram village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Tehsil	Chidambaram
Pincode	608002
Area (hectares)	699.57 hectares
Population	3,463
Male Population	1,733
Female Population	1,730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pichavaram compares

By the 2011 count Pichavaram is the 17th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 699.57 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Pichavaram

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

How far is Pichavaram from other places

Pichavaram lies about 36 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Kille, about 6.3 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 Pichavaram
Nearest railway station	Kille	6.3 km
Nearest town	Parangipettai	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chidambaram	10 km
District headquarters	Cuddalore	36 km

Villages closest to Pichavaram

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

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Common questions about Pichavaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Pichavaram village had a population of 3,463. That makes it the 17th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Pichavaram village has 1,733 males and 1,730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pichavaram has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Pichavaram is 608002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pichavaram covers 699.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pichavaram falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pichavaram is Kille, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pichavaram.

Pichavaram is about 36 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pichavaram is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kille is about 6.3 km away. Parangipettai is about 6.8 km away. Chidambaram is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.