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About Chithirangudi Village

Chithirangudi is a mid sized village in Mudukulathur tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 599, made up of 288 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 772.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623708, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chithirangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chithirangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Mudukulathur
Pincode 623708
Area (hectares) 772.29 hectares
Population 599
Male Population 288
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chithirangudi compares

By the 2011 count Chithirangudi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,349 residents. Its 772.29 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Chithirangudi

Chithirangudi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chithirangudi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chithirangudi from other places

Chithirangudi lies about 39 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Paramakkudi, about 26 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 Chithirangudi
Tehsil headquarters Mudukulathur 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Paramakkudi 26 km
Nearest town Paramagudi 27 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 39 km

Villages closest to Chithirangudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chithirangudi village had a population of 599. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,349 residents.

Chithirangudi village has 288 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chithirangudi has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Chithirangudi is 623708. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chithirangudi covers 772.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chithirangudi falls under Mudukulathur tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chithirangudi is Paramakkudi, about 26 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 - 10 km distance for Chithirangudi.

Chithirangudi is about 39 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chithirangudi is in Mudukulathur tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Mudukulathur is about 4.3 km away. Paramakkudi is about 26 km away. Paramagudi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonaipiriyankottai (1.5 km), Kandilan (4.1 km) and Melamudukulathur (4.3 km).

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

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