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About Chellancheri Village

Chellancheri is a large village in Cuddalore tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,217, made up of 1,586 males and 1,631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chellancheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chellancheri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Cuddalore
Pincode 605106
Area (hectares) 391.43 hectares
Population 3,217
Male Population 1,586
Female Population 1,631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chellancheri compares

By the 2011 count Chellancheri is the 23rd largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents. Its 391.43 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Chellancheri

Chellancheri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chellancheri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chellancheri from other places

Chellancheri lies about 12 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Villiyanur, about 7.4 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 Chellancheri
Nearest town Villianur 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Villiyanur 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Cuddalore 12 km

Villages closest to Chellancheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chellancheri village had a population of 3,217. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents.

Chellancheri village has 1,586 males and 1,631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chellancheri has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Chellancheri is 605106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chellancheri covers 391.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chellancheri falls under Cuddalore tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chellancheri is Villiyanur, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Chellancheri is about 12 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chellancheri is in Cuddalore tehsil of Cuddalore district. Villianur is about 6.6 km away. Villiyanur is about 7.4 km away. Cuddalore is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karanapatu (under 2 km), Tennambakkam (1.9 km) and Kilkumaramangalam (2.0 km).

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

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