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About Chiramadam Village

Chiramadam is a mid sized village in Thovala tehsil, in the district of Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,321, made up of 669 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1707.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 629851, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chiramadam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiramadam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kanniyakumari
Tehsil Thovala
Pincode 629851
Area (hectares) 1707.12 hectares
Population 1,321
Male Population 669
Female Population 652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chiramadam compares

By the 2011 count Chiramadam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,208 residents. Its 1707.12 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Chiramadam

Chiramadam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chiramadam 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 Chiramadam from other places

Chiramadam lies about 25 km from Kanniyakumari, and the nearest railway station is Nagercoil Town, about 9.9 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 Chiramadam
Nearest railway station Nagercoil Town 9.9 km
Nearest town Aramboli 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Thovala 25 km
District headquarters Kanniyakumari 25 km

Villages closest to Chiramadam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiramadam village had a population of 1,321. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,208 residents.

Chiramadam village has 669 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiramadam has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Chiramadam is 629851. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chiramadam covers 1707.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chiramadam falls under Thovala tehsil of Kanniyakumari district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chiramadam is Nagercoil Town, about 9.9 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 Chiramadam.

Chiramadam is about 25 km from Kanniyakumari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiramadam is in Thovala tehsil of Kanniyakumari district. Nagercoil Town is about 9.9 km away. Aramboli is about 11 km away. Thovala is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Derisanamcope (under 2 km), Azhagiapandipuram (2.0 km) and Esanthimangalam (3.9 km).

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

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