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About Cholapuram Village

Cholapuram is a large village in Orathanadu tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,285, made up of 1,118 males and 1,167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614902, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cholapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cholapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Orathanadu
Pincode 614902
Area (hectares) 482.22 hectares
Population 2,285
Male Population 1,118
Female Population 1,167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Cholapuram compares

By the 2011 count Cholapuram is the 38th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 482.22 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Cholapuram

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

Cholapuram lies about 18 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Kudikadu, about 17 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 Cholapuram
Tehsil headquarters Orathanadu 7.0 km
Nearest town Nānjikkottai 12 km
Nearest railway station Kudikadu 17 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 18 km

Villages closest to Cholapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Cholapuram village had a population of 2,285. That makes it the 38th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Cholapuram village has 1,118 males and 1,167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cholapuram has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Cholapuram is 614902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cholapuram covers 482.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Cholapuram falls under Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Cholapuram is Kudikadu, about 17 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 Cholapuram.

Cholapuram is about 18 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cholapuram is in Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district. Orathanadu is about 7.0 km away. Nānjikkottai is about 12 km away. Kudikadu is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kannathangudi East Addl (2.3 km), Kannathangudi West Addl (2.3 km) and Kannathangudi West Urachi (2.3 km).

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

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