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About Chinnakattalai Village

Chinnakattalai is a large village in Peraiyur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,592, made up of 1,319 males and 1,273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chinnakattalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinnakattalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Peraiyur
Pincode 625527
Area (hectares) 291.65 hectares
Population 2,592
Male Population 1,319
Female Population 1,273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chinnakattalai compares

By the 2011 count Chinnakattalai is the 26th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,337 residents. Its 291.65 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Chinnakattalai

Chinnakattalai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chinnakattalai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chinnakattalai from other places

Chinnakattalai lies about 36 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Sikkampatti, 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 Chinnakattalai
Tehsil headquarters Peraiyur 13 km
Nearest railway station Sikkampatti 13 km
Nearest town Usilampatti 14 km
District headquarters Madurai 36 km

Villages closest to Chinnakattalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinnakattalai village had a population of 2,592. That makes it the 26th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,337 residents.

Chinnakattalai village has 1,319 males and 1,273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinnakattalai has about 965 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 1013.

The pincode recorded for Chinnakattalai is 625527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chinnakattalai covers 291.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chinnakattalai falls under Peraiyur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chinnakattalai is Sikkampatti, about 13 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 km distance for Chinnakattalai.

Chinnakattalai is about 36 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chinnakattalai is in Peraiyur tehsil of Madurai district. Peraiyur is about 13 km away. Sikkampatti is about 13 km away. Usilampatti is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuppalnatham (1.5 km), Melathirumanikkam (7.7 km) and Kudippatti (8.0 km).

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

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