Cheyyur Taluka - Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu

Cheyyur is an administrative taluka in the Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Cheyyur is the main town for most villages within the taluka. The nearest railway station is situated at Melmaruvattur, while the nearest airport is Pondicherry Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 34.6 km.

The total area of the taluka is 609 km², including 575.42 km² rural area and 34.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 996 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Cheyyur Taluka

Cheyyur Taluka has a total of 129 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Agaram	Rural	Agaram
2	Akkinambattu	Rural	Vettakarakuppam
3	Alambarai	Urban	Not applicable
4	Ammanambakkam	Rural	Ammanambakkam
5	Ammanur	Rural	Veerabogam
6	Andarkuppam	Rural	Vannianallur
7	Arappedu	Rural	Arapedu
8	Arasur	Rural	Vannianallur
9	Atchivilagam	Rural	Kodur
10	Attupattukottaipunji	Rural	Indalur
11	Ayakunnam	Rural	23. Kolathur
12	Cheyyur	Rural	Cheyyur
13	Cheyyur B	Unmapped	Not applicable
14	Cheyyur C	Unmapped	Not applicable
15	Cheyyur D E	Unmapped	Not applicable
16	Cheyyur R	Unmapped	Not applicable
17	Chinnakayapakkam	Unmapped	Not applicable
18	Chinnavelikadu	Rural	Thiruvathur
19	Chithamur	Rural	Chithamur
20	Chitharkadu	Rural	Chitharkadu
21	Chunampet	Rural	Chunambedu
22	Easur	Rural	Essur
23	Gengadevankuppam	Urban	Not applicable
24	Illedu	Rural	Vannianallur
25	Indalur	Rural	Indalur
26	Iranyasidhi	Rural	Iranyasithi
27	Irumbili	Rural	Irumbuli
28	Kadalur	Rural	Kadalur
29	Kadappari	Rural	Nergunam
30	Kadugupattu	Rural	Kadukupattu
31	Kadukalur	Rural	Kadukkalur
32	Kalkulam	Rural	Kalkulam
33	Kanathur	Rural	Kanathur
34	Kannimangalam	Rural	Chithamur
35	Karuppur	Rural	Vadakkuvayalur
36	Kayapakkam	Rural	Kayapakkam
37	Keelmaruvathur	Rural	Keezhmaruvatthur
38	Kesavarayanpettai	Rural	Mealmaruvathur
39	Kilarkollai	Rural	Koovathur
40	Kodapattinam	Rural	Kanathur
41	Kodur	Rural	Kodur
42	Kokkaranthangal	Rural	Vilangadu
43	Kolathur	Rural	23. Kolathur
44	Koonagkaranai	Unmapped	Not applicable
45	Koovathur	Rural	Koovathur
46	Kottaikadu	Rural	57. Kolathur
47	Kurambarai	Rural	Polambakkam
48	Lathur	Rural	Lathur
49	Madavilagam	Rural	Kalkulam
50	Madayambakkam	Rural	Perumbakkam
51	Magundagiri	Rural	Mugunthagiri
52	Malrajakuppam	Rural	Nedumaram
53	Maluvankaranai	Rural	Mazhuvnangaranai
54	Manicuppam	Rural	Nelvoypalayam
55	Maruderi	Rural	Sengattur
56	Melmaruvathur	Rural	Mealmaruvathur
57	Mudhaliyarkuppam	Urban	Not applicable
58	Mugaiyur	Rural	Thenpattinam
59	Murukkanthangal	Rural	Nedumaram
60	Nedumaram	Rural	Nedumaram
61	Neelamangalam	Rural	Neelamangalam
62	Nelvoy	Rural	Nelvoy
63	Nelvoypalayam	Rural	Nelvoypalayam
64	Nemanadam	Rural	Nemandam
65	Nerkunam	Rural	Nergunam
66	Nerkunampattu	Rural	Thattambattu
67	Othivilagam	Rural	Chunambedu
68	Pachambakkam	Rural	Pachambakkam
69	Pakkavancheri	Rural	Nemandam
70	Pakkur	Rural	Veerabogam
71	Palur	Rural	Pachambakkam
72	Panaiyur	Urban	Not applicable
73	Panayadivakkam	Rural	Pondur
74	Paramankeni	Rural	Seekinankuppam
75	Parameswaramangalam	Rural	Paramesvaramangalam
76	Parasanallur	Rural	Sembur
77	Parukkal	Rural	Parukal
78	Pavunjur	Rural	Pavunjur
79	Pekkaranai	Rural	Nelvoy
80	Perambakkam	Rural	Peramkbakkam
81	Periakalakadi	Rural	Periyakalakkadi
82	Periavelikadu	Rural	Periyavelikadu
83	Perukkaranai	Rural	Puthur
84	Perukkaranai B	Unmapped	Not applicable
85	Perumalcheri	Rural	Nedumaram
86	Perumbakkam	Rural	Siruvangunam
87	Poiganallur	Rural	Thandarai
88	Polambakkam	Rural	Polambakkam
89	Pondur	Rural	Pondur
90	Poongunam	Rural	Pongunam
91	Poraiyur	Rural	Poraiyur
92	Poranjeri	Rural	Thandarai
93	Porur	Rural	Porur
94	Pudupattu	Rural	Nemandam
95	Pudupattu	Rural	Chunambedu
96	Puliyani	Rural	Puliyani
97	Punnamai	Rural	Seevadi
98	Puoriampakkam	Rural	Pongunam
99	Puthirankottai	Rural	Puthirankottai
100	Sathamangalam	Rural	Nelvoy
101	Sathiamangalam	Rural	Nelvoy
102	Seevadi	Rural	Seevadi
103	Sembur	Rural	Sembur
104	Sengattur	Rural	Sengattur
105	Sevur	Rural	Kalkulam
106	Sirumailur	Rural	Sirumailur
107	Sirunagar	Rural	Sirunagar
108	Siruvilambakkam	Rural	Nergunam
109	Sothupakkam	Rural	Sothupakkam
110	Thandalam	Rural	Thandalam
111	Thandarai	Rural	Thandarai
112	Thenpakkam	Rural	Thenpakkam
113	Thirupurakoil	Rural	Nemandam
114	Thiruvadur	Rural	Thiruvathur
115	Thondamanallur	Rural	Thondamanallur
116	Thuthuvilampattu	Rural	Puliyani
117	Uludamangalam	Rural	Pavunjur
118	Vadakkuvayaloor	Rural	Vadakkuvayalur
119	Vadapattinam	Rural	Vadapattinam
120	Vannianallur	Rural	Vannianallur
121	Vedal	Rural	Vedal
122	Vellankondagaram	Rural	Chunambedu
123	Vembanur	Urban	Not applicable
124	Venmalagaram	Rural	Sirumailur
125	Veppancheri	Rural	Kadalur
126	Vettamperumbakkam	Rural	Parukal
127	Vilambattu	Rural	Vannianallur
128	Vilangadu	Rural	Vilangadu
129	Voyalur	Rural	Nergunam

Population of Cheyyur Taluka

As per the Census 2011, Cheyyur Taluka has a total population of 2,06,019 people, consisting of 1,03,169 males and 1,02,850 females. There are 50,475 households in the taluka with an average population density of 338 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,06,019	1,77,847	28,172
Male Population	1,03,169	89,213	13,956
Female Population	1,02,850	88,634	14,216
Total Households	50,475	43,741	6,734
Population Density	338 / km²	309 / km²	829 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 1,35,388 literate people and 20,958 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 97,823 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 2,227 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	20,958	17,938	3,020
Literate Population	1,35,388	1,15,409	19,979
Illiterate Population	70,631	62,438	8,193
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	97,823	85,690	12,133
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	2,227	2,048	179

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Taluka Overview
Taluka (Hindi)	Cheyyur (चेय्यूर)
District	Chengalpattu
State / UT	Tamil Nadu
Railway Station	Melmaruvattur
Total Area	609 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	996
Total Population (2011)	2,06,019
Density	338/km²
Total Villages	129

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