# Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu 

# Gingee

Gingee is a sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **423,942 people**, 2 towns and 246 villages (236 inhabited). The largest village is Avalurpet (8,578 people).

- 423,942people (2011)
- 246villages
- 2towns
- 72.4%literacy

## Population of Gingee compared with Viluppuram

■ Gingee · ■ Viluppuram district

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**941

Working population ****54.8%**

**49.2%

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 Gingee

Of every 100 households in Gingee in 2011, 92 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gingee · ■ Viluppuram district

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**77%

Tap water ****80%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**68%

Use banking services ****45%**

**46%

Television ****84%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**23%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Gingee

- Gingee27,045 people
- Ananthapuram6,892 people

## Largest villages in Gingee

- Avalurpet · 8,578 people
- Malaiyanur · 6,678 people
- Malavantangal · 6,141 people
- Sevur · 5,658 people
- Edapattu · 5,356 people
- Alampundi · 5,268 people
- Sevalapurai · 4,690 people
- Satyamangalam · 4,685 people
- Semmedu · 4,545 people
- Narasingarayanpettai · 4,527 people
- Vailamur · 4,332 people
- Kanakkankuppam · 4,239 people
- Kovilporaiyur · 4,127 people
- Valathi · 4,060 people
- Kottaipoondi · 4,047 people
- Modaiyur · 3,878 people

[All 246 villages in Gingee →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Gingee?246 (236 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Gingee in?Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Gingee?423,942 (Census 2011)