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About Chithathur Village

Chithathur is a mid sized village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 321 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chithathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chithathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Maduranthakam
Pincode 603314
Area (hectares) 201.44 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 321
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within 3 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 13 km distance

How Chithathur compares

By the 2011 count Chithathur is the 127th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 201.44 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Chithathur

Chithathur 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 Chithathur as Available within 3 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 13 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chithathur from other places

Chithathur lies about 19 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Walajabad, about 13 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 Chithathur
Nearest town Srīperumbūdūr 11 km
Nearest railway station Walajabad 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Maduranthakam 19 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 19 km

Villages closest to Chithathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chithathur village had a population of 657. That makes it the 127th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Chithathur village has 321 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chithathur has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Chithathur is 603314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chithathur covers 201.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chithathur falls under Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chithathur is Walajabad, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 13 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 3 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chithathur.

Chithathur is about 19 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chithathur is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Srīperumbūdūr is about 11 km away. Walajabad is about 13 km away. Maduranthakam is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anaikunnam (2.3 km), Veeranakunnam (2.3 km) and Athivakkam (4.3 km).

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

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