# Chokkantangal Village, Tindivanam, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tindivanam, Viluppuram 

# Chokkantangal

Chokkantangal is a village in Tindivanam sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604301**. The 2011 Census counted **387 people in 93 households**, the 199th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 387people (2011)
- 93households
- 67.7%literacy
- 604301PIN code

## Chokkantangal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chokkantangal is 604301.** Chokkantangal falls in Tindivanam sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604301
- Gram panchayatKeelarungunam
- Community development blockMarakkanam
- Census village code632659

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chokkantangal from nearby towns?

- Tindivanam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)50 km by road
- Tindivanam (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chokkantangal?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chokkantangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Nalmukkal
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vepperi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tindivanam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tindivanam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chokkantangal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and casuarina**. About 42% of the 84 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chokkantangal

Of every 100 households in Chokkantangal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chokkantangal · ■ Tindivanam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**83%

Tap water ****100%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**74%

Use banking services ****36%**

**40%

Television ****75%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**21%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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

## What is the population of Chokkantangal?

■ Chokkantangal · ■ Tindivanam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**976

Working population ****60.2%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 59.9% for women. 67% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (71%) · **■** Other work 53 (23%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Tindivanam

- Kunnappakkam403 people
- Kalavoi402 people
- Ammanambakkam391 people
- Kalpakkam391 people
- Naramagani387 people
- Mannampoondi386 people
- Senalur378 people
- Elavalapakkam351 people

[All 223 villages in Tindivanam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chokkantangal?604301
- How far is Chokkantangal from Viluppuram?50 km by road
- What is the population of Chokkantangal?387 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chokkantangal in?Viluppuram district (Tindivanam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Chokkantangal?67.7% (Census 2011)