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About Chithraiyur Village

Chithraiyur is a mid sized village in Needamangalam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,392, made up of 654 males and 738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 610202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chithraiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chithraiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Needamangalam
Pincode 610202
Area (hectares) 366.57 hectares
Population 1,392
Male Population 654
Female Population 738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,128
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chithraiyur compares

By the 2011 count Chithraiyur is the 41st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 366.57 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Chithraiyur

Chithraiyur 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 Chithraiyur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chithraiyur from other places

Chithraiyur lies about 9.4 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Mavur Road, about under 2 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 Chithraiyur
Nearest railway station Mavur Road under 2 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Needamangalam 25 km

Villages closest to Chithraiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chithraiyur village had a population of 1,392. That makes it the 41st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Chithraiyur village has 654 males and 738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chithraiyur has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Chithraiyur is 610202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chithraiyur covers 366.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chithraiyur falls under Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chithraiyur is Mavur Road, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Chithraiyur is about 9.4 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chithraiyur is in Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Mavur Road is about under 2 km away. Thiruvarur is about 9.4 km away. Needamangalam is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palakurichy (1.9 km), Marangudi (2.7 km) and Seruvamani (3.4 km).

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

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