# Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu 

# Chengam

Chengam is a sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **283,917 people**, 2 towns and 136 villages (117 inhabited). The largest village is Paramanandal (9,920 people).

- 283,917people (2011)
- 136villages
- 2towns
- 68.3%literacy

## Population of Chengam compared with Tiruvannamalai

■ Chengam · ■ Tiruvannamalai district

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**930

Working population ****50.3%**

**50.2%

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 Chengam

Of every 100 households in Chengam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chengam · ■ Tiruvannamalai district

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**76%

Tap water ****76%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**66%

Use banking services ****32%**

**43%

Television ****79%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**7%

Own their home ****94%**

**90%

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 Chengam

- Chengam26,980 people
- Pudupalayam11,382 people

## Largest villages in Chengam

- Paramanandal · 9,920 people
- Pakkiripalayam · 7,035 people
- Karapattu · 6,869 people
- Kariyamangalam · 6,169 people
- Kanji · 5,873 people
- Melpulidiyur · 5,057 people
- Melpallipattu · 5,016 people
- Melmudiyanur · 4,480 people
- Melvanakkambadi · 4,170 people
- Eraiyur · 4,089 people
- Valayambattu · 4,040 people
- Andanur · 4,004 people
- Kayambattu · 3,940 people
- Alathur · 3,933 people
- Munnuramangalam · 3,870 people
- Panaiolapadi · 3,557 people

[All 136 villages in Chengam →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Chengam?136 (117 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Chengam in?Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Chengam?283,917 (Census 2011)