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About Chinnagaram Village

Chinnagaram is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 807, made up of 398 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chinnagaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinnagaram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Gingee
Pincode 604210
Area (hectares) 225.6 hectares
Population 807
Male Population 398
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 43 km distance

How Chinnagaram compares

By the 2011 count Chinnagaram is the 178th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 225.6 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chinnagaram

Chinnagaram 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 Chinnagaram 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 43 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chinnagaram from other places

Chinnagaram lies about 46 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tindivanam, about 26 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 Chinnagaram
Tehsil headquarters Gingee 12 km
Nearest railway station Tindivanam 26 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 46 km

Villages closest to Chinnagaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinnagaram village had a population of 807. That makes it the 178th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Chinnagaram village has 398 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinnagaram has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Chinnagaram is 604210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chinnagaram covers 225.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chinnagaram falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chinnagaram is Tindivanam, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 43 km distance.

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

Chinnagaram is about 46 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chinnagaram is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 12 km away. Tindivanam is about 26 km away. Viluppuram is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damanur (under 2 km), Karunguli (under 2 km) and Pennagar (1.7 km).

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

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