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About Chandragiri Village

Chandragiri is a mid sized village in Ottapidaram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,840, made up of 900 males and 940 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1263.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628722, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandragiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandragiri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Ottapidaram
Pincode 628722
Area (hectares) 1263.03 hectares
Population 1,840
Male Population 900
Female Population 940
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandragiri compares

By the 2011 count Chandragiri is the 22nd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents. Its 1263.03 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Chandragiri

Chandragiri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandragiri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chandragiri from other places

Chandragiri lies about 44 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Nalli, about 25 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 Chandragiri
Nearest railway station Nalli 25 km
Nearest town Kovilpatti 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Ottapidaram 31 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 44 km

Villages closest to Chandragiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandragiri village had a population of 1,840. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents.

Chandragiri village has 900 males and 940 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandragiri has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Chandragiri is 628722. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandragiri covers 1263.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandragiri falls under Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chandragiri is Nalli, about 25 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandragiri.

Chandragiri is about 44 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandragiri is in Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Nalli is about 25 km away. Kovilpatti is about 28 km away. Ottapidaram is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muthuramalingapuram (17 km), Adanur (18 km) and Kattunayakkanpatti (18 km).

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

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