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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
valarmathi
Contact: 99****8498
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- LGD code
- 633363
- Pincode
- 606205
- Post office
- Rishivandiyam
- Population
- 1,599
- Households
- 331
- Literacy rate
- 56.8%
- Sex ratio
- 979 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 881
Census 2011 · in context
How Chithal compares
By population, Chithal ranks #72 of 111 villages in Sankarapuram mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.8%
−0.9% vs mandal average
Chithal56.8%
Sankarapuram mandal57.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
979
+3 vs mandal average
Chithal979
Sankarapuram mandal976
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.4 vs mandal average
Chithal4.8
Sankarapuram mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chithal at a glance
Chithal is a village of 1,599 people in 331 households (Census 2011) in Sankarapuram taluk, Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu, the 72nd-largest of 111 villages in Sankarapuram taluk. Literacy is 57%, about the same as the taluk average of 58% and the sex ratio is 979 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 606205, served by Rishivandiyam post office; the LGD village code is 633363. The sarpanch is valarmathi, and the village votes in Gangavalli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nallathambi. A. The population is estimated at 1,885 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chithal
- 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)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- THIAGADURGAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 21
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Chithal
- Total area (ha)
- 415.59
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 107.73
- Forest area (ha)
- 158.73
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chithal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chithal
- LGD code
- 633363
- Pincode
- 606205
- Post office
- Rishivandiyam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,599
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,885
- Households
- 331
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 979
- Literacy rate
- 56.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kallakurichi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gangavalli
- Member of Parliament
- Malaiyarasan D
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nallathambi. A
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- valarmathi
- Block / Mandal
- Sankarapuram
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 606205
- RishivandiyamSankarapuram mandal8,225 pop
- PasarSankarapuram mandal6,190 pop
- La-GudalurSankarapuram mandal5,590 pop
- KilpadiSankarapuram mandal3,491 pop
- MunivalaiSankarapuram mandal2,377 pop
- SeedeviUlundurpettai mandal2,196 pop
- MandagappadiSankarapuram mandal2,069 pop
- MelapalangurSankarapuram mandal2,061 pop
- SathaputhurSankarapuram mandal2,005 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Chithal
Other villages in Sankarapuram mandal
View all 60+ →- Rishivandiyam
- Poottai
- Arasambattu
- Viriyur
- Pasar
- Alathur
- Pudupalapattu
- Devapandalam
- La-Gudalur
- Soolankurichi
- Pallagachcheri
- Kaduvanur
- Puduppattu
- Brahmakundam
- Lakkinayakkanpatti
- Palayasiruvangur
- Ravathanallur
- Thandalai
- Ariyaperumanur
- Pakkam
- Nedumanur
- Rangappanur
- Seshasamudram
- Vanapuram
- Cholampattu
- Kilpadi
- Periakolliyur
- Alambalam (Kallakurichi)
- Mangalam
- Agarakottalam
- Vadasiruvalur
- Ariyalur
- Urangani
- Soundarevallipalayam
- Kulathur
- Vadamamandur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)