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About Chitterikuppam Village

Chitterikuppam is a mid sized village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,352, made up of 696 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitterikuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitterikuppam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 606001
Area (hectares) 299.25 hectares
Population 1,352
Male Population 696
Female Population 656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chitterikuppam compares

By the 2011 count Chitterikuppam is the 99th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 299.25 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Chitterikuppam

Chitterikuppam 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 Chitterikuppam 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chitterikuppam from other places

Chitterikuppam lies about 51 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Pavunur, about 3.0 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 Chitterikuppam
Nearest railway station Pavunur 3.0 km
Nearest town Vriddhāchalam 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 7.1 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 51 km

Villages closest to Chitterikuppam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitterikuppam village had a population of 1,352. That makes it the 99th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Chitterikuppam village has 696 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitterikuppam has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Chitterikuppam is 606001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitterikuppam covers 299.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chitterikuppam falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chitterikuppam is Pavunur, about 3.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chitterikuppam.

Chitterikuppam is about 51 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitterikuppam is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Pavunur is about 3.0 km away. Vriddhāchalam is about 6.7 km away. Virudhachalam is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Irusalakuppam (under 2 km), Gopurapuram (1.8 km) and Periyavadavadi (2.1 km).

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

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