About Chettikulam Village

Chettikulam is a small village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 254 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chettikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chettikulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Madurai North
Pincode	625301
Area (hectares)	190.27 hectares
Population	493
Male Population	254
Female Population	239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chettikulam compares

By the 2011 count Chettikulam is the 88th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 190.27 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 983.

Getting to Chettikulam

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

Chettikulam lies about 6.4 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Madurai East, about 4.8 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 Chettikulam
Nearest town	Avaniyāpuram	4.0 km
Nearest railway station	Madurai East	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madurai North	6.4 km
District headquarters	Madurai	6.4 km

Villages closest to Chettikulam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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 Chettikulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Chettikulam village had a population of 493. That makes it the 88th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Chettikulam village has 254 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chettikulam has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Chettikulam is 625301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chettikulam covers 190.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chettikulam falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chettikulam is Madurai East, about 4.8 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 Chettikulam.

Chettikulam is about 6.4 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chettikulam is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Avaniyāpuram is about 4.0 km away. Madurai East is about 4.8 km away. Madurai North is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.