About Chettikulam Village

Chettikulam is a mid sized village in Thirumangalam tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 538, made up of 285 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625706, 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	Thirumangalam
Pincode	625706
Area (hectares)	212.39 hectares
Population	538
Male Population	285
Female Population	253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chettikulam compares

By the 2011 count Chettikulam is the 76th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents. Its 212.39 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Chettikulam

Chettikulam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chettikulam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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
District headquarters	Madurai	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thirumangalam	18 km

Villages closest to Chettikulam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thirumangalam 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 538. That makes it the 76th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents.

Chettikulam village has 285 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chettikulam has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Chettikulam is 625706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chettikulam covers 212.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chettikulam falls under Thirumangalam 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district. Avaniyāpuram is about 4.0 km away. Madurai East is about 4.8 km away. Madurai is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.