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About Vichoor Village

Vichoor is one of the larger villages in Ponneri tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,765, made up of 2,868 males and 2,897 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 894.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 600103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vichoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vichoor village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Ponneri
Pincode 600103
Area (hectares) 894.97 hectares
Population 5,765
Male Population 2,868
Female Population 2,897
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 11 km distance

How Vichoor compares

By the 2011 count Vichoor is the 11th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 894.97 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Vichoor

Vichoor is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Vichoor 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 11 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vichoor from other places

Vichoor lies about 38 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Nandiyampakkam, about 6.3 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 Vichoor
Nearest town Mathur 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Nandiyampakkam 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Ponneri 14 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 38 km

Villages closest to Vichoor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vichoor village had a population of 5,765. That makes it the 11th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Vichoor village has 2,868 males and 2,897 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vichoor has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Vichoor is 600103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vichoor covers 894.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vichoor falls under Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vichoor is Nandiyampakkam, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 11 km distance.

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

Vichoor is about 38 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vichoor is in Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Mathur is about 5.4 km away. Nandiyampakkam is about 6.3 km away. Ponneri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vellivoyal (under 2 km), Periyamullaivoyal (2.7 km) and Kodipallam (2.8 km).

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

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