# Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu 

# Cheyyur

Cheyyur is a sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **206,019 people**, 1 town and 117 villages (117 inhabited). The largest village is Cheyyur (10,664 people).

- 206,019people (2011)
- 117villages
- 1town
- 73.2%literacy

## Population of Cheyyur compared with Kancheepuram

■ Cheyyur · ■ Kancheepuram district

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**959

Working population ****48.6%**

**41.9%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Cheyyur

Of every 100 households in Cheyyur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Cheyyur · ■ Kancheepuram district

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**32%

Tap water ****77%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**27%

Use banking services ****38%**

**59%

Television ****86%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**10%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**42%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**7%

None of these assets ****6%**

**3%

Own their home ****96%**

**70%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Cheyyur

- Edakalinadu28,172 people

## Largest villages in Cheyyur

- Cheyyur · 10,664 people
- Chunampet · 9,024 people
- Kadalur · 6,175 people
- Parameswaramangalam · 4,847 people
- Koovathur · 4,534 people
- Mugaiyur · 3,888 people
- Sothupakkam · 3,847 people
- Arasur · 3,779 people
- Melmaruvathur · 3,367 people
- Paramankeni · 3,325 people
- Kayapakkam · 3,123 people
- Kottaikadu · 3,051 people
- Kodur · 2,867 people
- Kokkaranthangal · 2,846 people
- Panayadivakkam · 2,830 people
- Illedu · 2,688 people

[All 117 villages in Cheyyur →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Cheyyur?117 (117 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Cheyyur in?Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Cheyyur?206,019 (Census 2011)