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About Chokkantangal Village

Chokkantangal is a small village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 186 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chokkantangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chokkantangal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tindivanam
Pincode 604301
Area (hectares) 84.4 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 186
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Chokkantangal compares

By the 2011 count Chokkantangal is the 196th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 84.4 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Chokkantangal

Chokkantangal 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 Chokkantangal 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 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chokkantangal from other places

Chokkantangal lies about 42 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Panchalam, about 10 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 Chokkantangal
Nearest railway station Panchalam 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Tindivanam 12 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 42 km

Villages closest to Chokkantangal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chokkantangal village had a population of 387. That makes it the 196th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Chokkantangal village has 186 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chokkantangal has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Chokkantangal is 604301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chokkantangal covers 84.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chokkantangal falls under Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chokkantangal is Panchalam, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

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

Chokkantangal is about 42 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chokkantangal is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Panchalam is about 10 km away. Tindivanam is about 12 km away. Viluppuram is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nalmukkal (under 2 km), Alagaipakkam (under 2 km) and Kilarungunam (under 2 km).

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

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