Chengam Taluka - Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu

Chengam is an administrative taluka in the Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Chengam is the main town for most villages within the taluka. The nearest railway station is situated at Turinjapuram, while the nearest airport is Vellore Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 52.9 km.

The total area of the taluka is 1,026 km², including 1,010.34 km² rural area and 15.50 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 973 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Chengam Taluka

Chengam Taluka has a total of 126 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 (Se)	Rural	Che. Agaram
2	Alaputhur	Rural	Alaputhur
3	Alathur	Rural	Oravandhavadi
4	Alliandal	Rural	Alliyandal
5	Anandavadi	Rural	Melchengam
6	Anandavadi Rf	Rural	Melchengam
7	Andanur	Rural	Anthanur
8	Andipatti	Rural	Andipatti
9	Annandal	Rural	Vasudevanpattu
10	Anwarabath	Rural	Anvarabath
11	Arasanganni	Rural	Melchengam
12	Arattavadi	Rural	Arattavadi
13	Aridharimangalam	Rural	Aritharimangalam
14	Ariyakunjur	Rural	Ariyakunjur
15	Aswanagasurunai	Rural	Aswanagasuranai
16	Bandirev	Rural	Veergoundanur
17	Beemanandal	Rural	Beemanandal
18	C.Gengampattu	Rural	C.Gengampattu
19	C.Nammiyandal	Rural	C.Nammiyandal
20	Chengam	Urban	Not applicable
21	Chennasamudram	Rural	Chennasamuthiram
22	Chennasamudram Rf	Rural	Chennasamuthiram
23	Chinnakolapadi	Rural	Chinnakolapadi
24	Dhamaraikkadu Rf	Rural	Kilkuppam
25	Dhamaraipakkam	Rural	Dhamaraippakkam
26	Elangunni	Rural	Elangunni
27	Endal	Rural	Mashar
28	Eraiyur	Rural	Eraiyur
29	Eraiyurmalai Rf	Rural	Melnachippattu
30	Gulalpadi	Rural	Gulalpadi
31	Japthikariyandal	Rural	Japthikariyandal
32	Kakarasampalayam	Unmapped	Not applicable
33	Kalladavi	Rural	Elangunni
34	Kallarapadi	Rural	Kallaraipadi
35	Kallathur	Rural	Kallathur
36	Kanji	Rural	Kanji
37	Kannakurkkai	Rural	Kannkurukkai
38	Karapattu	Rural	Nagapadi
39	Karimalapadi	Rural	Andipatti
40	Kariyamangalam	Rural	Kariyamangalam
41	Karungalipadipatti	Rural	Puliyampatti
42	Kattamaduvu	Rural	Kattamaduvu
43	Kavuthimalai Rf	Rural	Kanji
44	Kayambattu	Rural	Kayambattu
45	Kilaiyur	Rural	Kallathur
46	Kilpadur	Rural	Kilpadur
47	Korattambattu	Rural	Korattampattu
48	Kottakulam	Rural	Kottakulam
49	Kuppanatham	Rural	Kuppanatham
50	Kurumapatti	Rural	Elangunni
51	Madanai Rf	Rural	Pudurchengam
52	Manandipatti	Rural	Andipatti
53	Manikkal	Rural	Puliyampatti
54	Manmalai	Rural	Manmalai
55	Mashar	Rural	Mashar
56	Melapunjai	Rural	Melapunjai
57	Melchengam	Rural	Melchengam
58	Melchengam Rf	Rural	Melchengam
59	Melmudiyanur	Rural	Melmudiyanur
60	Melnachipattu	Rural	Melnachippattu
61	Melpadur	Rural	Melpadur
62	Melpallipattu	Rural	Melpallipattu
63	Melpennathur	Rural	Melpennathur
64	Melpulidiyur	Rural	Melpulidiyur
65	Melravandavadi	Rural	Melravanthavadi
66	Melvanakkambadi	Rural	Melvanakkambadi
67	Munnuramangalam	Rural	Munnurmangalam
68	Munnurmangalam R.F.	Rural	Munnurmangalam
69	Munnurmangalam Rf	Rural	Munnurmangalam
70	Muthanur	Rural	Muthanur
71	Nallapathur Rf	Rural	Kovilur
72	Nallur	Rural	Pachal
73	Nandimangalam	Rural	Panaiolaipadi
74	Naradapattu	Rural	Melravanthavadi
75	Narasinganallur	Rural	Narasinganallur
76	Nathavadi	Rural	Gulalpadi
77	Nayambadi	Rural	Nayampadi
78	Neepathurai	Rural	Neepathurai
79	Oravandavadi	Rural	Oravandhavadi
80	Pachal	Rural	Pachal
81	Padiagraharam	Rural	Padiagraharam
82	Pakkiripalayam	Rural	Pakkiripalayam
83	Paliapattu	Rural	Paliyapattu
84	Panaiolapadi	Rural	Panaiolaipadi
85	Paramanandal	Rural	Paramanandal
86	Paramanandal Rf	Rural	Paramanandal
87	Periakolapadi	Rural	Periyakolapadi
88	Perieri	Rural	Periyeri
89	Perumbakkam	Rural	Perumbakkam
90	Perumbattam	Rural	Melpulidiyur
91	Pinjur	Rural	Pinjur
92	Pinjur Rf	Rural	Pinjur
93	Pinjur Rf	Rural	Pinjur
94	Pinjur Rf	Rural	Pinjur
95	Porasapattu	Rural	Porasapattu
96	Pudupalayam	Urban	Not applicable
97	Pudupattu	Rural	Pudupattu
98	Pudupattu	Rural	Korattampattu
99	Pudurchengam	Rural	Pudurchengam
100	Puliyampatti	Rural	Puliyampatti
101	Quilam	Rural	Quilam
102	Ravandavadi Rf	Rural	Elangunni
103	Se.Nachipattu	Rural	Che. Nachipattu
104	Se.Sorapanandal	Rural	Che. Sorpanandal
105	Senthamangalam	Rural	Melnachippattu
106	Sorakolathur Rf	Rural	Sorakulathur
107	Thambunaickenpatti	Rural	Andipatti
108	Thazhaiyuthu	Rural	Thalaiyouthu
109	Theethandapattu	Rural	Theethandapattu
110	Thenmalai Hills	Rural	Puliyur
111	Thokkavadi	Urban	Not applicable
112	Thorapadi	Rural	Thorapadi
113	Thukkapatti	Urban	Not applicable
114	Uchimalai Rf	Rural	Uchimalaikuppam
115	Uchimalai Rf	Rural	Uchimalaikuppam
116	Uchimalaikuppam	Rural	Uchimalaikuppam
117	Unnamalaipalayam	Rural	Unnamalaipalayam
118	Urgoundanur	Rural	Veergoundanur
119	Vadamathur	Rural	Vadamathur
120	Valayambattu	Rural	Valayambattu
121	Vasudevanpattu	Rural	Vasudevanpattu
122	Vedankuppam	Rural	Melvanakkambadi
123	Veeranandal	Rural	Veeranandal
124	Vellalampatti	Rural	Neepathurai
125	Vinnavanur	Rural	Vinnavanoor
126	Voividanthangal	Rural	Vaividanthangal

Population of Chengam Taluka

As per the Census 2011, Chengam Taluka has a total population of 2,83,917 people, consisting of 1,43,861 males and 1,40,056 females. There are 66,734 households in the taluka with an average population density of 277 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,83,917	2,45,555	38,362
Male Population	1,43,861	1,24,704	19,157
Female Population	1,40,056	1,20,851	19,205
Total Households	66,734	57,983	8,751
Population Density	277 / km²	243 / km²	2,475 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 1,70,277 literate people and 34,710 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 92,128 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 17,046 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)	34,710	30,313	4,397
Literate Population	1,70,277	1,43,756	26,521
Illiterate Population	1,13,640	1,01,799	11,841
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	92,128	79,505	12,623
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	17,046	16,923	123

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)	Chengam (चेंगम)
District	Tiruvannamalai
State / UT	Tamil Nadu
Railway Station	Turinjapuram
Total Area	1,026 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	973
Total Population (2011)	2,83,917
Density	277/km²
Total Villages	126

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Arani	Chetpet
Cheyyar	Kalasapakkam
Kilpennathur	Polur
Thandrampet	Tiruvannamalai
Vandavasi	Vembakkam