About Chittur Village

Chittur is one of the larger villages in Edappadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,466, made up of 7,476 males and 6,990 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2593.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chittur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chittur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Edappadi
Pincode	637101
Area (hectares)	2593.55 hectares
Population	14,466
Male Population	7,476
Female Population	6,990
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chittur compares

By the 2011 count Chittur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 7,508 residents. Its 2593.55 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Chittur

Chittur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chittur 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 Chittur from other places

Chittur lies about 36 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Mettur Dam, about 18 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 Chittur
Tehsil headquarters	Edappadi	6.9 km
Nearest town	Idappadi	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Mettur Dam	18 km
District headquarters	Salem	36 km

Villages closest to Chittur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chittur village had a population of 14,466. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,508 residents.

Chittur village has 7,476 males and 6,990 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chittur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Chittur is 637101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chittur covers 2593.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chittur falls under Edappadi tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chittur is Mettur Dam, about 18 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 Chittur.

Chittur is about 36 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chittur is in Edappadi tehsil of Salem district. Edappadi is about 6.9 km away. Idappadi is about 6.9 km away. Mettur Dam is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.