Gingee Taluka - Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu
Gingee is an administrative taluka in the Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Gingee is the main town for most villages within the taluka. The nearest railway station is situated at Nedi Mollyanur, while the nearest airport is Pondicherry Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 43.8 km.
The total area of the taluka is 1,063 km², including 1,040.63 km² rural area and 22.41 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 985 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Gingee Taluka
Gingee Taluka has a total of 180 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 | Agalur | Rural | Agalur |
| 2 | Alampundi | Rural | Reddipalayam |
| 3 | Amur | Rural | Thenputhur |
| 4 | Anaiyeri | Rural | Anaieri |
| 5 | Anangur | Rural | Anangur |
| 6 | Ananthapuram Tp | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 7 | Anathur | Rural | Anathur |
| 8 | Anilady | Rural | Anilady |
| 9 | Anjancheri | Rural | Meledayalam |
| 10 | Appampattu | Rural | Konai |
| 11 | Arugavur | Rural | Arugavoor |
| 12 | Attiyur | Rural | Athiyur |
| 13 | Aviyur | Rural | Aviyur |
| 14 | Bharatantangal | Rural | Bharadanthangal |
| 15 | Bondai | Rural | Bondai |
| 16 | Buderi | Rural | Thondur |
| 17 | Chellapiratti | Rural | Sellapiratti |
| 18 | Chinnagaram | Rural | Chinnagaram |
| 19 | Chinnaponnampundi | Rural | Chinnaponnamboondi |
| 20 | Chittamur (Mel) | Rural | Melsithamur |
| 21 | Cholangunam | Rural | Sozhangunam |
| 22 | Dalavalappattu | Rural | Thalavalapattu |
| 23 | Dalavanur | Rural | Thalavanur |
| 24 | Damanur | Rural | Thamanur |
| 25 | Devadanampettai | Rural | Devadanambettai |
| 26 | Eachur | Rural | Eachur |
| 27 | Edaimalai | Rural | Melathipakkam |
| 28 | Errambattu | Rural | Kizhvailamur |
| 29 | Ethanemili | Rural | Ethanemili |
| 30 | Gangavaram | Rural | Gengavaram |
| 31 | Gangavaram R.F. | Rural | Gengavaram |
| 32 | Gingee T.P | Urban | Not applicable |
| 33 | Gudalur (Mel) | Rural | Mel Olakkur |
| 34 | Idayalam (Mel) | Rural | Meledayalam |
| 35 | Illodu | Rural | Illodu |
| 36 | Indirasankuppam | Rural | Pallikulam |
| 37 | Irumbuli | Rural | Irumbuli |
| 38 | Jambodi | Rural | Jambothi |
| 39 | Jayankondan | Rural | Jayankondan |
| 40 | Kadagampundi | Rural | Kavarai |
| 41 | Kadambur | Rural | Kadambur |
| 42 | Kalaiyur | Rural | Kalaiyur |
| 43 | Kalavay (Mel) | Rural | Melkalavai |
| 44 | Kalladikuppam | Rural | Kalladikuppam |
| 45 | Kallalipattu | Rural | Kallalipattu |
| 46 | Kallapuliyur | Rural | Kallapuliyur |
| 47 | Kamagaram | Rural | Kamagaram |
| 48 | Kammandur | Rural | Kammandur |
| 49 | Kanakkankuppam | Rural | Kanakkankuppam |
| 50 | Kandamanallur | Rural | Kandamanallur |
| 51 | Kanjur | Rural | Nagalampattu |
| 52 | Kappai | Rural | Kappai |
| 53 | Karai | Rural | Karai |
| 54 | Karai R.F. | Rural | Karai |
| 55 | Karai R.F. | Rural | Karai |
| 56 | Kariyamangalam | Rural | Kariyamangalam |
| 57 | Karunguli | Rural | Karunaguzhi |
| 58 | Kattuchittamur | Rural | Kattusittamur |
| 59 | Kavarai | Rural | Kavarai |
| 60 | Keezhmalai | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 61 | Kilaiyur | Rural | Kizhaiyur |
| 62 | Kilmambattu | Rural | Kizhmampattu |
| 63 | Kommedu | Rural | Thenpudupattu |
| 64 | Konai | Rural | Konai |
| 65 | Konalur | Rural | Konalur |
| 66 | Kongarappattu | Rural | Kongarappattu |
| 67 | Koravanandal | Rural | Vadaputhur |
| 68 | Krishnapuram | Urban | Not applicable |
| 69 | Kurinjipai | Rural | Kurinjippai |
| 70 | Kuttapakkam (Mel) | Rural | Pallikulam |
| 71 | Madappundi | Rural | Madapoondi |
| 72 | Mahadevimangalam | Rural | Magadevimangalam |
| 73 | Malarasankuppam | Rural | Mazhavanthangal |
| 74 | Malavantangal | Rural | Mazhavanthangal |
| 75 | Manalapadi | Rural | Manalapadi |
| 76 | Maniyampattu | Rural | Kizhaiyur |
| 77 | Maruderi | Rural | Vallam |
| 78 | Marur | Rural | Marur |
| 79 | Mattaparai | Rural | Thiruvathikunnam |
| 80 | Matturtirukkai | Rural | Mathurthirukkai |
| 81 | Mavattambadi | Rural | Innam Mavattambadi |
| 82 | Mel Sevur West | Rural | Melsevoor |
| 83 | Melarungunam | Rural | Melarungunam |
| 84 | Melathipakkam | Rural | Melathipakkam |
| 85 | Melathipattu | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 86 | Melathur | Rural | Dhevanthavadi |
| 87 | Melolakkur | Rural | Kadugappattu |
| 88 | Minamur | Rural | Meenambur |
| 89 | Modaiyur | Rural | Modaiyur |
| 90 | Mudaiyur West | Rural | Modaiyur |
| 91 | Mukkunam | Rural | Mukkunam |
| 92 | Mullur | Rural | Anaieri |
| 93 | Muttakadu R.F. | Rural | Palapattu |
| 94 | Nagalampattu | Rural | Nagalampattu |
| 95 | Nagandur | Rural | Nagandur |
| 96 | Nallampillaipetral | Rural | Nallanpillaipetral |
| 97 | Nangilikondan | Rural | Servilagam |
| 98 | Nangiyanandal | Rural | Nangiyanandhal |
| 99 | Narasingarayanpettai | Rural | Narasingarayanpettai |
| 100 | Nattarmangalam | Rural | Nattarmangalam |
| 101 | Nayampadi | Rural | V.Nayambadi |
| 102 | Neerperuthagaram | Rural | Neerperunthagaram |
| 103 | Neganur | Rural | Neganur |
| 104 | Oddambattu | Rural | Ottambattu |
| 105 | Odiyathur | Rural | Ottiyattur |
| 106 | Padippallam | Rural | Padipallam |
| 107 | Padippallam R.F. | Rural | Padipallam |
| 108 | Pakkam | Rural | Pakkam |
| 109 | Pakkamalai R.F. | Rural | Pakkam |
| 110 | Palappattu | Rural | Palapattu |
| 111 | Palavalam | Rural | Perungapur |
| 112 | Pallikulam | Rural | Pallikulam |
| 113 | Panappakkam | Rural | Arugavoor |
| 114 | Pappambadi (Kil) | Rural | Kizhpappampadi |
| 115 | Pappambadi (Mel) | Rural | Velanthangal |
| 116 | Pasumalaitangal | Rural | Perungapur |
| 117 | Pennagar | Rural | Pennegar |
| 118 | Perampattu | Rural | Thenputhur |
| 119 | Periyamur | Rural | Devadanambettai |
| 120 | Perumpugai | Rural | Perumpugai |
| 121 | Perumpundi | Rural | Perumpoondi |
| 122 | Perungappur | Rural | Perungapur |
| 123 | Pettai (Gingee) | Rural | Se. Pettai |
| 124 | Ponnankuppam | Rural | Ponnankuppam |
| 125 | Ponpatti | Rural | Ponpathi |
| 126 | Pothuvoy | Rural | Pothuvai |
| 127 | Pudupalayam | Rural | Pudupalayam .T |
| 128 | Pulinjimalai R.F. | Rural | Padipallam |
| 129 | Pulivandi | Rural | Konalur |
| 130 | Pullipattu | Rural | Pulipattu |
| 131 | Puthur (Ten) | Rural | Thenputhur |
| 132 | Puttagaram | Rural | Puthagaram |
| 133 | Puttur (Vada) | Rural | Vadaputhur |
| 134 | Rajampuliyur | Rural | Rajampuliyur |
| 135 | Sakkara Puram | Urban | Not applicable |
| 136 | Sandisakshi | Rural | Sandichatchi |
| 137 | Satyamangalam | Rural | Sathyamangalam |
| 138 | Semmedu | Rural | Semmedu |
| 139 | Sennalur | Rural | Padipallam |
| 140 | Servilagam | Rural | Servilagam |
| 141 | Settavarai | Rural | Sethavarai |
| 142 | Seturayanallur | Rural | Aviyur |
| 143 | Sevur (Mel) | Rural | Melsevoor |
| 144 | Singavaram | Rural | Singavaram |
| 145 | Sirukadampur | Urban | Not applicable |
| 146 | Sirunampundi | Rural | Sirunampoondi |
| 147 | Siruvadi R.F. | Rural | Sevalapurai |
| 148 | Sitharasur | Urban | Not applicable |
| 149 | Sittampundi | Rural | Sittampoondi |
| 150 | Sorattupperiyankuppam | Rural | So Kuppam |
| 151 | Sorattur | Rural | Sorathur |
| 152 | Tachchampattu | Rural | Thatchampattu |
| 153 | Tadagam | Rural | Thadagam |
| 154 | Tadanguppam | Rural | Kattusittamur |
| 155 | Taiyur | Rural | Thaiyur |
| 156 | Tandavasamudram | Rural | Thandavasamudram |
| 157 | Tandavasamudram R.F. | Rural | Thandavasamudram |
| 158 | Tenpuduppattu | Rural | Thenpudupattu |
| 159 | Thachampattu Rf | Rural | Thatchampattu |
| 160 | Thirunjikadu R.F. | Rural | Perungapur |
| 161 | Thiruvadikunnam | Rural | Thiruvathikunnam |
| 162 | Thiruvambattu | Rural | Thiruvampattu |
| 163 | Thruinjikadu Rf | Rural | Perungapur |
| 164 | Thurinjikkadu R.F. | Rural | Perungapur |
| 165 | Tondur | Rural | Thondur |
| 166 | Tuduppakkam | Rural | Thudupakkam |
| 167 | Tuttipattu | Rural | Ponnankuppam |
| 168 | Udaiyantangal | Rural | Udaiyanthangal |
| 169 | Uliyampattu | Rural | Nagalampattu |
| 170 | Uranitangal | Rural | Uranithangal |
| 171 | Vadataram | Rural | Thiruvampattu |
| 172 | Vadavanur | Rural | Servilagam |
| 173 | Vailamur (Kil) | Rural | Kizhvailamur |
| 174 | Vallam | Rural | Arugavoor |
| 175 | Varikkal | Rural | Varikkal |
| 176 | Vilvamadevi | Rural | Anilady |
| 177 | Viramanallur | Rural | Semmedu |
| 178 | Viranamur | Rural | Veeranamur |
| 179 | Virpattu | Rural | Aviyur |
| 180 | Vowalkunram | Rural | Melkoodalur |
Population of Gingee Taluka
As per the Census 2011, Gingee Taluka has a total population of 4,23,942 people, consisting of 2,13,509 males and 2,10,433 females. There are 1,00,430 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 | 4,23,942 | 3,90,005 | 33,937 |
| Male Population | 2,13,509 | 1,96,346 | 17,163 |
| Female Population | 2,10,433 | 1,93,659 | 16,774 |
| Total Households | 1,00,430 | 92,671 | 7,759 |
| Population Density | 399 / km² | 375 / km² | 1,514 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 2,74,926 literate people and 44,361 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 94,919 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 8,468 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) | 44,361 | 40,694 | 3,667 |
| Literate Population | 2,74,926 | 2,49,584 | 25,342 |
| Illiterate Population | 1,49,016 | 1,40,421 | 8,595 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 94,919 | 87,900 | 7,019 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 8,468 | 8,162 | 306 |
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.