About Cholapuram Village

Cholapuram is a mid sized village in Ettayapuram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,047, made up of 508 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 587.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628908, 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	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Ettayapuram
Pincode	628908
Area (hectares)	587.36 hectares
Population	1,047
Male Population	508
Female Population	539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,061
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 25th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents. Its 587.36 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1058.

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 34 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Kadambur, about 18 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
Nearest railway station	Kadambur	18 km
Nearest town	Kovilpatti	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ettayapuram	34 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	34 km

Villages closest to Cholapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Cholapuram village had a population of 1,047. That makes it the 25th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents.

Cholapuram village has 508 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cholapuram has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1058.

The pincode recorded for Cholapuram is 628908. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cholapuram covers 587.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Cholapuram falls under Ettayapuram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Cholapuram is Kadambur, about 18 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 34 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cholapuram is in Ettayapuram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Kadambur is about 18 km away. Kovilpatti is about 22 km away. Ettayapuram is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.