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About Chokkanavur Village

Chokkanavur is a mid sized village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,297, made up of 654 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614017, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chokkanavur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chokkanavur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Pattukkottai
Pincode 614017
Area (hectares) 480.06 hectares
Population 1,297
Male Population 654
Female Population 643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chokkanavur compares

By the 2011 count Chokkanavur is the 85th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 480.06 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1090.

Getting to Chokkanavur

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

Chokkanavur lies about 50 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Mutupet, about 9.0 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 Chokkanavur
Nearest railway station Mutupet 9.0 km
Nearest town Muthupet 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pattukkottai 18 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 50 km

Villages closest to Chokkanavur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chokkanavur village had a population of 1,297. That makes it the 85th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Chokkanavur village has 654 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chokkanavur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1090.

The pincode recorded for Chokkanavur is 614017. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chokkanavur covers 480.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chokkanavur falls under Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chokkanavur is Mutupet, about 9.0 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 Chokkanavur.

Chokkanavur is about 50 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chokkanavur is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Mutupet is about 9.0 km away. Muthupet is about 9.7 km away. Pattukkottai 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 Puliyakudi (under 2 km), Kaniyakurichi (3.2 km) and Kalichankkottai (3.7 km).

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

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