About Chettipunyam Village

Chettipunyam is a mid sized village in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,543, made up of 801 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 545.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chettipunyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chettipunyam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Chengalpattu
Pincode	603204
Area (hectares)	545.28 hectares
Population	1,543
Male Population	801
Female Population	742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 7 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 2 km distance

How Chettipunyam compares

By the 2011 count Chettipunyam is the 52nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 545.28 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 973.

Getting to Chettipunyam

Chettipunyam 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 Chettipunyam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 7 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 2 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chettipunyam from other places

Chettipunyam lies about 31 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Paranur, about 2.5 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 Chettipunyam
Nearest railway station	Paranur	2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chengalpattu	6.6 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	31 km

Villages closest to Chettipunyam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chettipunyam village had a population of 1,543. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Chettipunyam village has 801 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chettipunyam has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Chettipunyam is 603204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chettipunyam covers 545.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chettipunyam falls under Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chettipunyam is Paranur, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 2 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 7 km distance for Chettipunyam.

Chettipunyam is about 31 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chettipunyam is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Paranur is about 2.5 km away. Chengalpattu is about 6.6 km away. Kancheepuram is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.