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About Chithal Village

Chithal is a mid sized village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,599, made up of 808 males and 791 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chithal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chithal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606205
Area (hectares) 415.59 hectares
Population 1,599
Male Population 808
Female Population 791
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chithal compares

By the 2011 count Chithal is the 94th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 415.59 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 979.

Getting to Chithal

Chithal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chithal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chithal from other places

Chithal lies about 51 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Pukkiravari, about 23 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 Chithal
Nearest town Kallakkurichchi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 14 km
Nearest railway station Pukkiravari 23 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 51 km

Villages closest to Chithal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chithal village had a population of 1,599. That makes it the 94th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Chithal village has 808 males and 791 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chithal has about 979 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Chithal is 606205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chithal covers 415.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chithal falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chithal is Pukkiravari, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chithal.

Chithal is about 51 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chithal is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Kallakkurichchi is about 13 km away. Sankarapuram is about 14 km away. Pukkiravari is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melapalangur (under 2 km), Peral (1.7 km) and Kilpadi (2.9 km).

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

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