About Chettikulam Village

Chettikulam is one of the larger villages in Kunnam tehsil, in the district of Perambalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,231, made up of 3,127 males and 3,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1604.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621104, 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	Perambalur
Tehsil	Kunnam
Pincode	621104
Area (hectares)	1604.92 hectares
Population	6,231
Male Population	3,127
Female Population	3,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chettikulam compares

By the 2011 count Chettikulam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents. Its 1604.92 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

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 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 Chettikulam from other places

Chettikulam lies about 140 km from Perambalur, and the nearest railway station is Puducherry, about 14 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	Kottaikuppam	9.4 km
Nearest railway station	Puducherry	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kunnam	21 km
District headquarters	Perambalur	140 km

Villages closest to Chettikulam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kunnam 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 6,231. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents.

Chettikulam village has 3,127 males and 3,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chettikulam has about 993 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 1007.

The pincode recorded for Chettikulam is 621104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chettikulam covers 1604.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chettikulam falls under Kunnam tehsil of Perambalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chettikulam is Puducherry, about 14 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 Chettikulam.

Chettikulam is about 140 km from Perambalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chettikulam is in Kunnam tehsil of Perambalur district. Kottaikuppam is about 9.4 km away. Puducherry is about 14 km away. Kunnam is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.