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About Chithur Village

Chithur is a mid sized village in Ponnamaravathi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 325 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chithur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chithur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Ponnamaravathi
Pincode 622002
Area (hectares) 255.39 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 325
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
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 Chithur compares

By the 2011 count Chithur is the 34th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,955 residents. Its 255.39 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 1027.

Getting to Chithur

Chithur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chithur 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 Chithur from other places

Chithur lies about 14 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Namanasamudram, about 10 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 Chithur
Nearest railway station Namanasamudram 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ponnamaravathi 14 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 14 km

Villages closest to Chithur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chithur village had a population of 641. That makes it the 34th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,955 residents.

Chithur village has 325 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chithur has about 972 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 1027.

The pincode recorded for Chithur is 622002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chithur covers 255.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chithur falls under Ponnamaravathi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chithur is Namanasamudram, about 10 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 Chithur.

Chithur is about 14 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chithur is in Ponnamaravathi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Namanasamudram is about 10 km away. Ponnamaravathi is about 14 km away. Pudukkottai 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 Nallur (3.7 km), Neiveli (5.0 km) and Seranur (5.3 km).

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

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