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About Chinnamadur Village

Chinnamadur is a small village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 133 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chinnamadur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinnamadur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Yercaud
Pincode 636601
Area (hectares) 38.43 hectares
Population 252
Male Population 133
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chinnamadur compares

By the 2011 count Chinnamadur is the 47th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 38.43 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Chinnamadur

Chinnamadur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chinnamadur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chinnamadur from other places

Chinnamadur lies about 24 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Minnampalli, about 15 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 Chinnamadur
Tehsil headquarters Yercaud 11 km
Nearest railway station Minnampalli 15 km
Nearest town Pallippatti 18 km
District headquarters Salem 24 km

Villages closest to Chinnamadur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinnamadur village had a population of 252. That makes it the 47th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Chinnamadur village has 133 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinnamadur has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Chinnamadur is 636601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chinnamadur covers 38.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chinnamadur falls under Yercaud tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chinnamadur is Minnampalli, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chinnamadur.

Chinnamadur is about 24 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chinnamadur is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Yercaud is about 11 km away. Minnampalli is about 15 km away. Pallippatti is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madur (under 2 km), Arangam (under 2 km) and Senthittu (1.7 km).

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

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