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About Chandrapuram Village

Chandrapuram is a mid sized village in Gobichettipalayam tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,597, made up of 826 males and 771 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638455, 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 Erode
Tehsil Gobichettipalayam
Pincode 638455
Area (hectares) 334.89 hectares
Population 1,597
Male Population 826
Female Population 771
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandrapuram compares

By the 2011 count Chandrapuram is the 46th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents. Its 334.89 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

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 - 10 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 24 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Perundurai, about 22 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 Gobichettipalayam 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Perundurai 22 km
District headquarters Erode 24 km

Villages closest to Chandrapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gobichettipalayam 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 1,597. That makes it the 46th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents.

Chandrapuram village has 826 males and 771 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandrapuram has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Chandrapuram is 638455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandrapuram covers 334.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandrapuram falls under Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chandrapuram is Perundurai, about 22 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 - 10 km distance for Chandrapuram.

Chandrapuram is about 24 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandrapuram is in Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district. Gobichettipalayam is about 9.1 km away. Perundurai is about 22 km away. Erode is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadukkampalayam (2.6 km), Vellankovil (4.8 km) and Nichampalayam (5.1 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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