About Chettikulam Village

Chettikulam is a small village in Sankarankoil tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 205 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627754, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chettikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chettikulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
Tehsil	Sankarankoil
Pincode	627754
Area (hectares)	88.73 hectares
Population	402
Male Population	205
Female Population	197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chettikulam compares

By the 2011 count Chettikulam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents. Its 88.73 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 1034.

Getting to Chettikulam

Chettikulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chettikulam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chettikulam from other places

Chettikulam lies about 5.5 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Talaiyuthu, about 2.6 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 Chettikulam
Nearest railway station	Talaiyuthu	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sankarankoil	5.5 km
District headquarters	Tirunelveli	5.5 km

Villages closest to Chettikulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chettikulam village had a population of 402. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents.

Chettikulam village has 205 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chettikulam has about 961 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 1034.

The pincode recorded for Chettikulam is 627754. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chettikulam covers 88.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chettikulam falls under Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chettikulam is Talaiyuthu, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Chettikulam is about 5.5 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chettikulam is in Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Talaiyuthu is about 2.6 km away. Sankarankoil is about 5.5 km away. Tirunelveli is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.