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About Chiknankuppam Village

Chiknankuppam is a large village in Vaniyambadi tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,591, made up of 2,257 males and 2,334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 689.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chiknankuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiknankuppam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Vaniyambadi
Pincode 635801
Area (hectares) 689.17 hectares
Population 4,591
Male Population 2,257
Female Population 2,334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 6 km distance

How Chiknankuppam compares

By the 2011 count Chiknankuppam is the 22nd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,254 residents. Its 689.17 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Chiknankuppam

Chiknankuppam 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 Chiknankuppam 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 6 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chiknankuppam from other places

Chiknankuppam lies about 65 km from Vellore. 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 Chiknankuppam
Tehsil headquarters Vaniyambadi 4.5 km
District headquarters Vellore 65 km

Villages closest to Chiknankuppam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiknankuppam village had a population of 4,591. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,254 residents.

Chiknankuppam village has 2,257 males and 2,334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiknankuppam has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Chiknankuppam is 635801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chiknankuppam covers 689.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chiknankuppam falls under Vaniyambadi tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Chiknankuppam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 6 km distance.

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

Chiknankuppam is about 65 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiknankuppam is in Vaniyambadi tehsil of Vellore district. Vaniyambadi is about 4.5 km away. Vellore is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Godugamanipattadai (under 2 km), Kavukkapattu (under 2 km) and Thumberi (1.6 km).

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

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