About Chokkalingapuram Village

Chokkalingapuram is one of the larger villages in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,887, made up of 3,963 males and 3,924 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1041.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chokkalingapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chokkalingapuram village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Melur
Pincode	625103
Area (hectares)	1041.87 hectares
Population	7,887
Male Population	3,963
Female Population	3,924
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chokkalingapuram compares

By the 2011 count Chokkalingapuram is the 4th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 1041.87 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Chokkalingapuram

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

Chokkalingapuram lies about 18 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Madurai East, about 17 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 Chokkalingapuram
Tehsil headquarters	Melur	10 km
Nearest railway station	Madurai East	17 km
District headquarters	Madurai	18 km

Villages closest to Chokkalingapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chokkalingapuram village had a population of 7,887. That makes it the 4th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Chokkalingapuram village has 3,963 males and 3,924 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chokkalingapuram has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Chokkalingapuram is 625103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chokkalingapuram covers 1041.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chokkalingapuram falls under Melur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chokkalingapuram is Madurai East, about 17 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 village for Chokkalingapuram.

Chokkalingapuram is about 18 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chokkalingapuram is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Melur is about 10 km away. Madurai East is about 17 km away. Madurai is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.