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About Chandirappadi Village

Chandirappadi is a large village in Tharangambadi tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,196, made up of 1,116 males and 1,080 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandirappadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandirappadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Tharangambadi
Pincode 609307
Area (hectares) 382.42 hectares
Population 2,196
Male Population 1,116
Female Population 1,080
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandirappadi compares

By the 2011 count Chandirappadi is the 36th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 382.42 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Chandirappadi

Chandirappadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandirappadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chandirappadi from other places

Chandirappadi lies about 26 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Karaikal, about 9.3 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 Chandirappadi
Tehsil headquarters Tharangambadi 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Karaikal 9.3 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 26 km

Villages closest to Chandirappadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandirappadi village had a population of 2,196. That makes it the 36th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Chandirappadi village has 1,116 males and 1,080 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandirappadi has about 968 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 1030.

The pincode recorded for Chandirappadi is 609307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandirappadi covers 382.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandirappadi falls under Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chandirappadi is Karaikal, about 9.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandirappadi.

Chandirappadi is about 26 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandirappadi is in Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Tharangambadi is about 3.1 km away. Karaikal is about 9.3 km away. Nagapattinam is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kattucheri (3.9 km), Thirukkalacheri (5.8 km) and Thillaiyadi (6.3 km).

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

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