About Chittanur Village

Chittanur is a mid sized village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 734, made up of 370 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 484.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chittanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chittanur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Sivaganga
Tehsil	Devakottai
Pincode	630302
Area (hectares)	484.98 hectares
Population	734
Male Population	370
Female Population	364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chittanur compares

By the 2011 count Chittanur is the 56th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 484.98 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Chittanur

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

Chittanur lies about 42 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Devakottai Road, about 14 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 Chittanur
Tehsil headquarters	Devakottai	3.4 km
Nearest railway station	Devakottai Road	14 km
District headquarters	Sivaganga	42 km

Villages closest to Chittanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chittanur village had a population of 734. That makes it the 56th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Chittanur village has 370 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chittanur has about 984 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Chittanur is 630302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chittanur covers 484.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chittanur falls under Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chittanur is Devakottai Road, about 14 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 Chittanur.

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

Chittanur is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Devakottai is about 3.4 km away. Devakottai Road is about 14 km away. Sivaganga is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.