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About Chittur Village

Chittur is a large village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,213, made up of 1,111 males and 1,102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 986.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chittur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chittur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 606302
Area (hectares) 986.32 hectares
Population 2,213
Male Population 1,111
Female Population 1,102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chittur compares

By the 2011 count Chittur is the 47th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 986.32 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Chittur

Chittur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chittur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chittur from other places

Chittur lies about 65 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Mukhasa Parur, about 4.1 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 Chittur
Nearest railway station Mukhasa Parur 4.1 km
Nearest town Vriddhāchalam 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 13 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 65 km

Villages closest to Chittur

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 Chittur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chittur village had a population of 2,213. That makes it the 47th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Chittur village has 1,111 males and 1,102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chittur has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Chittur is 606302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chittur covers 986.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chittur is Mukhasa Parur, about 4.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chittur.

Chittur is about 65 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chittur is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Mukhasa Parur is about 4.1 km away. Vriddhāchalam is about 12 km away. Virudhachalam is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sathiyam (1.7 km), Kirambur (2.6 km) and Vannathur (2.8 km).

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

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