About Chockkanathapuram Village

Chockkanathapuram is a large village in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,456, made up of 1,232 males and 1,224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chockkanathapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chockkanathapuram village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Attur
Pincode	636108
Area (hectares)	421.45 hectares
Population	2,456
Male Population	1,232
Female Population	1,224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chockkanathapuram compares

By the 2011 count Chockkanathapuram is the 49th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 421.45 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 986.

Getting to Chockkanathapuram

Chockkanathapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chockkanathapuram 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chockkanathapuram from other places

Chockkanathapuram lies about 42 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Attur, about 6.1 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 Chockkanathapuram
Nearest town	Narasingapuram	4.5 km
Nearest railway station	Attur	6.1 km
District headquarters	Salem	42 km

Villages closest to Chockkanathapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chockkanathapuram village had a population of 2,456. That makes it the 49th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Chockkanathapuram village has 1,232 males and 1,224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chockkanathapuram has about 994 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Chockkanathapuram is 636108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chockkanathapuram covers 421.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chockkanathapuram falls under Attur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chockkanathapuram is Attur, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chockkanathapuram.

Chockkanathapuram is about 42 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chockkanathapuram is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Narasingapuram is about 4.5 km away. Attur is about 6.1 km away. Salem is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akkichettipalayam (1.6 km), Palaniyapuri (1.7 km) and Thandavarayapuram (1.9 km).

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