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About Chitteri Village

Chitteri is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 709, made up of 357 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitteri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitteri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Gingee
Pincode 604208
Area (hectares) 186.44 hectares
Population 709
Male Population 357
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 38 km distance

How Chitteri compares

By the 2011 count Chitteri is the 189th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 186.44 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chitteri

Chitteri 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 Chitteri 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 38 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chitteri from other places

Chitteri lies about 17 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Ayandur, about 3.0 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 Chitteri
Nearest railway station Ayandur 3.0 km
Nearest town Tirukkoyilur 16 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Gingee 30 km

Villages closest to Chitteri

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 Chitteri

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitteri village had a population of 709. That makes it the 189th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Chitteri village has 357 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitteri has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Chitteri is 604208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitteri covers 186.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chitteri is Ayandur, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 38 km distance.

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

Chitteri is about 17 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitteri is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Ayandur is about 3.0 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 16 km away. Viluppuram is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karanai (under 2 km), Chittamur (7.9 km) and Adukkam R F (11 km).

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

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