About Chokkanathaputtur Village

Chokkanathaputtur is one of the larger villages in Rajapalayam tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,293, made up of 4,660 males and 4,633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chokkanathaputtur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chokkanathaputtur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Virudhunagar
Tehsil	Rajapalayam
Pincode	626121
Area (hectares)	278.63 hectares
Population	9,293
Male Population	4,660
Female Population	4,633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chokkanathaputtur compares

By the 2011 count Chokkanathaputtur is the 4th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,694 residents. Its 278.63 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Chokkanathaputtur

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

How far is Chokkanathaputtur from other places

Chokkanathaputtur lies about 58 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Rajapalaiyam, about 16 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 Chokkanathaputtur
Nearest town	Sivagiri	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajapalayam	15 km
Nearest railway station	Rajapalaiyam	16 km
District headquarters	Virudhunagar	58 km

Villages closest to Chokkanathaputtur

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

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Common questions about Chokkanathaputtur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chokkanathaputtur village had a population of 9,293. That makes it the 4th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,694 residents.

Chokkanathaputtur village has 4,660 males and 4,633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chokkanathaputtur has about 994 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 998.

The pincode recorded for Chokkanathaputtur is 626121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chokkanathaputtur covers 278.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chokkanathaputtur falls under Rajapalayam tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chokkanathaputtur is Rajapalaiyam, about 16 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 village for Chokkanathaputtur.

Chokkanathaputtur is about 58 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chokkanathaputtur is in Rajapalayam tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Sivagiri is about 3.8 km away. Rajapalayam is about 15 km away. Rajapalaiyam is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kovilur (3.6 km), Terku Devadanam (3.9 km) and Vadakkudevadanam (3.9 km).

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