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About Chendur Village

Chendur is a large village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,885, made up of 1,454 males and 1,431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 645.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chendur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chendur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tindivanam
Pincode 604302
Area (hectares) 645.68 hectares
Population 2,885
Male Population 1,454
Female Population 1,431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 km distance

How Chendur compares

By the 2011 count Chendur is the 31st largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 645.68 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 994.

Getting to Chendur

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

How far is Chendur from other places

Chendur lies about 23 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Nedimolyanur, about 1.9 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 Chendur
Nearest railway station Nedimolyanur 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Tindivanam 14 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 23 km

Villages closest to Chendur

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 Chendur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chendur village had a population of 2,885. That makes it the 31st largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Chendur village has 1,454 males and 1,431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chendur has about 984 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 994.

The pincode recorded for Chendur is 604302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chendur covers 645.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chendur is Nedimolyanur, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 km distance.

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

Chendur is about 23 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chendur is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Nedimolyanur is about 1.9 km away. Tindivanam is about 14 km away. Viluppuram 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 Velangampadi (1.6 km), Palapattu (1.8 km) and Chinnanerkunam (2.5 km).

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

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