Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Chokkapalam Chokkapalam is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 604208. The 2011 Census counted 1,132 people in 298 households, the 143rd largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 1,132 people (2011) - 298 households - 66.4% literacy - 604208 PIN code ## Chokkapalam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chokkapalam is 604208. Chokkapalam falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 604208 - Gram panchayat Peruvalur - Community development block Melmalayanur - Census village code 632297 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chokkapalam from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ) 66 km by road - Chetpet (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chokkapalam? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Chokkapalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Peruvalur - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Peruvalur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pinnanur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chetpet - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chokkapalam known for? The main crops are paddy, ground nut and sugarcane. About 65% of the 320 hectares of village land is sown, and 203 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chokkapalam Of every 100 households in Chokkapalam in 2011, 78 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chokkapalam · ■ Gingee rural average - Electricity for lighting 78% 92% - Toilet within the home 2% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 86% - Tap water 94% 80% - Drinking water within premises 10% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 20% 16% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 79% 82% - Use banking services 32% 45% - Television 73% 85% - Mobile phone 41% 58% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 10% 16% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 16% 6% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chokkapalam? ■ Chokkapalam · ■ Gingee rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.4% 71.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1032 986 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 940 931 - Working population 58.0% 56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.7% for men and 58.4% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 68 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 188 (29%) · ■ Household industry 19 (3%) · ■ Other work 43 (7%) · ■ Marginal 339 (52%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gingee - Paruttipuram 1,160 people - Melmambattu 1,151 people - Nagandur 1,148 people - Mavattambadi 1,143 people - Sennalur 1,122 people - Mahadevimangalam 1,115 people - Tenpuduppattu 1,115 people - Pudupalayam 1,092 people All 246 villages in Gingee ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chokkapalam? 604208 - How far is Chokkapalam from Viluppuram? 66 km by road - What is the population of Chokkapalam? 1,132 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chokkapalam in? Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chokkapalam? 66.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/chokkapalam/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.