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About Chittathur Village

Chittathur is a mid sized village in Kallakkurichi tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,046, made up of 546 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chittathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chittathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Kallakkurichi
Pincode 606305
Area (hectares) 497.12 hectares
Population 1,046
Male Population 546
Female Population 500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chittathur compares

By the 2011 count Chittathur is the 125th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents. Its 497.12 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Chittathur

Chittathur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chittathur 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 Chittathur from other places

Chittathur lies about 24 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirukkovilur, about 5.6 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 Chittathur
Nearest railway station Tirukkovilur 5.6 km
Nearest town Tirukkoyilur 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kallakkurichi 24 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 24 km

Villages closest to Chittathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chittathur village had a population of 1,046. That makes it the 125th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents.

Chittathur village has 546 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chittathur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Chittathur is 606305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chittathur covers 497.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chittathur falls under Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chittathur is Tirukkovilur, about 5.6 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 Chittathur.

Chittathur is about 24 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chittathur is in Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tirukkovilur is about 5.6 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 8.1 km away. Kallakkurichi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palrampattu (3.0 km), Karanur (3.0 km) and Veeracholapuram (5.4 km).

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

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