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About Chithamur Village

Chithamur is a small village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 257 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chithamur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chithamur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Maduranthakam
Pincode 603107
Area (hectares) 148.64 hectares
Population 499
Male Population 257
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 2 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 4 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Chithamur compares

By the 2011 count Chithamur is the 148th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 148.64 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 995.

Getting to Chithamur

Chithamur 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 Chithamur as Available within 2 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 4 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 15 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bukkathurai, Chinnavenmani, Chinthamani and Chitamur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chithamur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chithamur village had a population of 499. That makes it the 148th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Chithamur village has 257 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chithamur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Chithamur is 603107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chithamur covers 148.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chithamur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 15 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 2 km distance and private bus service as Available within 4 km distance for Chithamur.

Chithamur is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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