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- LGD code
- 643310
- Pincode
- 636906
- Post office
- Tirtamalai
- Population
- 1,243
- Households
- 338
- Literacy rate
- 52.5%
- Sex ratio
- 895 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 723
- Distance to district centre
- 190 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 189 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 449 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 252 km
- Nearest railway station
- Walayar · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- ESI MEDICAL · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chandrapuram compares
By population, Chandrapuram ranks #50 of 167 villages in Harur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.5%
−6.8% vs mandal average
- Chandrapuram
- 52.5%
- Harur mandal
- 59.3%
- Dharmapuri district
- 60.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
895
−67 vs mandal average
- Chandrapuram
- 895
- Harur mandal
- 962
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Chandrapuram
- 3.7
- Harur mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chandrapuram at a glance
Chandrapuram is a village of 1,243 people in 338 households (Census 2011) in Harur taluk, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, the 50th-largest of 167 villages in Harur taluk. Literacy is 53%, 7 points below the taluk average of 59% and the sex ratio is 895 women per 1,000 men. It lies 190 km from the Dharmapuri district centre, 4 km from Pudussery East, the nearest town, 2 km from Walayar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 636906, served by Tirtamalai post office; the LGD village code is 643310. The nearest hospital or health centre is ESI MEDICAL, <1 km away. The village votes in Yercaud assembly constituency, represented by MLA P.Usharani. The population is estimated at 1,465 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mathiyampatti →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandrapuram · this village | 1,243 | 53% | — |
| Chandrapuram · Natrampalli | 7,977 | 68% | 0 km N |
| Chandrapuram · Pollachi | 1,771 | 66% | 0 km N |
| Chandrapuram · Gobichettipalayam | 1,597 | 59% | 0 km N |
| Pudussery East · Palakkad | 14,416 | 74% | 3.6 km W |
| Pichanur · Madukkari | 6,261 | 69% | 4.5 km E |
| Pichanur · Gudiyatham | — | — | 4.5 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chandrapuram
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- UTHANGARAI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Mattiyampatti
- Total area (ha)
- 334.87
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 165.84
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chandrapuram
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chandrapuram
- LGD code
- 643310
- Pincode
- 636906
- Post office
- Tirtamalai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,243
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,465
- Households
- 338
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 895
- Literacy rate
- 52.5%
- Coordinates
- 10.83003°N, 76.84013°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kallakurichi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Yercaud
- Member of Parliament
- Malaiyarasan D
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- P.Usharani
- Block / Mandal
- Harur
Getting there
How to reach Chandrapuram
Distance to cities · straight line
- Chennai449 kmcapital
- Bengaluru252 km
- Hyderabad750 km
- Mumbai1011 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationWalayar2 km
- Bus stopWalayar<1 km
- Hospital / PHCESI MEDICAL<1 km
- ATM / bankCUB ATM4 km
- Petrol pumpIndianoil3 km
- CollegeSAN International College of Arts and Science.3 km
- Police stationPolice Check Post8 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Chandrapuram
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Chandrapuram
6 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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- Achalvadi
- Vedakadamaduvu
- Gobinathampatti
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- Poyyapatti
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- Sakkilipatti
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- Ellepudayampatti
- Theerthamalai
- Kiraipatty
- Marudipatti
- Periyappannimaduvu
- Dasirihalli
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- Vengiampatti
- K. Vetrapatti
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)