Cheyyar Taluka - Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu

Cheyyar 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. Cheyyar is the main town for most villages within the taluka. The nearest railway station is situated at Kanchipuram East, while the nearest airport is Vellore Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 45.0 km.

The total area of the taluka is 849 km², including 828.78 km² rural area and 20.49 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 994 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Cheyyar Taluka

Cheyyar Taluka has a total of 133 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	Agatheripattu	Rural	Maligaipattu
2	Akkur	Rural	Akkur
3	Alathur	Rural	Alathur
4	Alathurai	Rural	Alathurai
5	Anakkavoor	Rural	Anakkavoor
6	Anappathur	Rural	Anapathur
7	Arasur	Rural	Arasur
8	Arathrivelur	Rural	Aradrivelur
9	Arugavoor	Rural	Arugavoor
10	Arumparuthi	Rural	Arumparuthi
11	Athi	Rural	Athi
12	Ayyavadi	Rural	Melma
13	Barathanthangal	Rural	Thenpoondipattu
14	Barithiburam	Urban	Not applicable
15	Cheyyatraivendran	Rural	Cheyyatraivendran
16	Chithamur	Rural	Chithamoor
17	Devanathur	Rural	Pillanthi
18	Duli	Rural	Duli
19	Dusi (Ct)	Rural	Dusi
20	Echur	Rural	Echur
21	Edaval	Rural	Akkur
22	Elaneerkundram	Rural	Ilaneerkundram
23	Enathavadi	Rural	Enthavadi
24	Eraiyur	Rural	Eraiyur
25	Erumaivetti	Rural	Kulamandai
26	Irungal	Rural	Irungal
27	Jaderi	Rural	Thenpoondipattu
28	Kaduganur	Rural	Kaduganoor
29	Karanai	Rural	Karanai
30	Kazhanipakkam	Rural	Kalanipakkam
31	Kazhiyur	Rural	Kazhiyur
32	Kilpudupakkam (Ct)	Rural	Kilpudupakkam
33	Kizhapalanthai	Rural	Kilpalandai
34	Kizhathur	Rural	Kilathur
35	Kizhkolathur	Rural	Kilkolathur
36	Kizhmattai	Rural	Vellai
37	Kizhneerkundrum	Rural	Kilneerkundram
38	Kizhnethapakkam	Rural	Kilnethapakkam
39	Kodanagar	Urban	Not applicable
40	Koozhamandal	Rural	Koolamandal
41	Korukkai	Rural	Korukkai
42	Korukkathur	Rural	Korukkathur
43	Kottakoram	Rural	Kottagaram
44	Kovilur	Rural	Kovilur
45	Kunnathur	Rural	Kunnathur
46	Kunnavakkam	Rural	Kunnaavakkam
47	Kurumbur	Rural	Kurumbur
48	Madipakkam	Rural	Madipakkam
49	Madurai	Rural	Madhurai
50	Mahajanampakkam	Rural	Mahajanambakkam
51	Maligaipattu	Rural	Maligaipattu
52	Mangalam	Rural	Palli
53	Mariyanallur	Rural	Mariyanallur
54	Mel Kolathur	Rural	Melkolathur
55	Mel Nemili	Rural	Melnemili
56	Mel Seeshamangalam	Rural	Palanthangal
57	Melkovalavedu	Rural	Maligaipattu
58	Melma	Rural	Melma
59	Melmattai	Rural	Vinnamangalam
60	Melnagarambedu	Rural	Melnagarambedu
61	Melnarma	Rural	Payyur
62	Melputhur	Rural	Munugapattu
63	Mukkur	Rural	Mukkur
64	Mulagiripattu	Rural	Mulagiripattu
65	Munugapattu	Rural	Munugapattu
66	Murukathampoondi	Rural	Murukathanpoondi
67	Nallallam	Rural	Nallalam
68	Narmapallam	Rural	Narmapallam
69	Naval	Rural	Naval
70	Navalpakkam	Rural	Navalpakkam
71	Nedumpirai	Rural	Nedumbirai
72	Nedungal	Rural	Nedungal
73	Nelvai	Rural	Nelvoy
74	Paingkinar	Rural	Painkinar
75	Paiyur	Rural	Payyur
76	Palli	Rural	Palli
77	Pandiyampakkam	Rural	Karanai
78	Pappanthangal	Rural	Pappanthangal
79	Parasur	Rural	Parasur
80	Pazhanjur	Rural	Palanjur
81	Periyakoil	Rural	Duli
82	Perumpalai	Rural	Perumbalai
83	Perumpallam	Rural	Perumpallam
84	Perumpandi	Rural	Kunnathur
85	Perungalathur	Rural	Perungalathur
86	Pillanthi	Rural	Pillanthi
87	Pudukottai	Rural	Pudukottai
88	Puliyarampakkam	Rural	Puliyarampakkam
89	Pulundai	Rural	Thalarapadi
90	Purisai	Rural	Purisai
91	Ramakrishnapuram	Rural	Ramakrishnapuram
92	Sengadu	Rural	Sengadu
93	Sengattankundil	Rural	Senkattankudil
94	Serampattu	Rural	Vadugapattu
95	Sirungattur	Rural	Arumparuthi
96	Siruveliyanallur	Rural	Siruveliyanallur
97	Soundariyapuram	Rural	Soundaryapuram
98	Sundivakkam	Rural	Sundivakkam
99	Thalarapadi	Rural	Thalarapadi
100	Thandappanthangal R.F.	Rural	Perunmanthangal
101	Thandarai	Rural	Thandarai
102	Thavasi	Rural	Thavasi
103	Thenelapakkam	Rural	Thenelapakkam
104	Theneluppai	Rural	Theniluppai
105	Thenkalpakkam	Rural	Thenkalpakkam
106	Thenmavanthal	Rural	Thenmavandal
107	Thenpoondipattu	Rural	Thenpoondipattu
108	Thenthandalam	Rural	Thenthandalam
109	Thethurai	Rural	Thethurai
110	Thirumani	Rural	Thirumani
111	Thirumpoondi	Rural	Thirumpoondi
112	Thiruvathur	Urban	Not applicable
113	Thozhupedu	Rural	Thozhupedu
114	Thumbai	Rural	Thumbai
115	Ukkal	Rural	Ukkal
116	Vachanur	Rural	Vachanur
117	Vadaelapakkam	Rural	Palli
118	Vadalapiranthan	Rural	Vadalapiranthan
119	Vadanangur	Rural	Veerambakkam
120	Vadangampattu	Rural	Vadangampattu
121	Vadapoondipattu	Rural	Vadapoondipattu
122	Vadathandalam	Rural	Vadathandalam
123	Vadathinallur	Rural	Vadathinnalur
124	Vadugapattu	Rural	Vadugapattu
125	Vakkadai	Rural	Vakkadai
126	Veerampakkam	Rural	Veerambakkam
127	Veliyanallur	Rural	Veliyanallur
128	Vellai	Rural	Vellai
129	Velleripattu	Rural	Pudukottai
130	Vengodu	Rural	Venkodu
131	Villaripattu	Rural	Thenmavandal
132	Vinnamangalam	Rural	Vinnamangalam
133	Vinnavadi	Rural	Vinnavadi

Population of Cheyyar Taluka

As per the Census 2011, Cheyyar Taluka has a total population of 3,38,612 people, consisting of 1,69,798 males and 1,68,814 females. There are 82,922 households in the taluka with an average population density of 399 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	3,38,612	2,88,321	50,291
Male Population	1,69,798	1,44,748	25,050
Female Population	1,68,814	1,43,573	25,241
Total Households	82,922	70,678	12,244
Population Density	399 / km²	348 / km²	2,454 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 2,30,161 literate people and 35,011 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 85,023 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 3,985 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)	35,011	30,031	4,980
Literate Population	2,30,161	1,91,888	38,273
Illiterate Population	1,08,451	96,433	12,018
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	85,023	79,229	5,794
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	3,985	3,716	269

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)	Cheyyar (चेय्यूर)
District	Tiruvannamalai
State / UT	Tamil Nadu
Railway Station	Kanchipuram East
Total Area	849 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	994
Total Population (2011)	3,38,612
Density	399/km²
Total Villages	133

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