Tindivanam Taluka - Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu
Tindivanam is an administrative taluka in the Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Tindivanam, while the nearest airport is Pondicherry Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 21.3 km.
According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the taluka was 995 km², including 936.02 km² of rural area and 59.45 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 998 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Tindivanam Taluka
Tindivanam Taluka has a total of 178 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 (Vada) R.F. | Rural | Urani |
| 2 | Agoor | Rural | Agoor |
| 3 | Alagramam East | Rural | Alagramam |
| 4 | Alagrammam | Rural | Alagramam |
| 5 | Alapakkam (Vada) | Rural | Vadaalappakkam |
| 6 | Ammanambakkam | Rural | Meladhanur |
| 7 | Andapattu | Rural | Andapattu |
| 8 | Anganikuppam | Rural | Ganapathipattu |
| 9 | Annambakkam | Rural | Annampakkam |
| 10 | Annamputhur | Rural | Annamputhur |
| 11 | Ariyankuppam | Rural | Veliyanur |
| 12 | Asur | Rural | Asoor |
| 13 | Atchipakkam | Rural | Atchipakkam |
| 14 | Athikuppam | Rural | Anumandai |
| 15 | Attipakkam | Rural | Athipakkam |
| 16 | Attur | Rural | Athur |
| 17 | Avanampattu | Rural | Thenpasar |
| 18 | Avanipur | Rural | Avanipur |
| 19 | Avarapakkam | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 20 | Avayakuppam | Rural | Avaiyarkuppam |
| 21 | Buderi | Rural | Kilbuderi |
| 22 | Chendur | Rural | Chendur |
| 23 | Chinnanerkunam | Rural | Chinnanerkunam |
| 24 | Chinnavalavanur | Rural | Kootteripattu |
| 25 | Chittani | Rural | Sithani |
| 26 | Dadapuram | Rural | Dhadapuram |
| 27 | Deevanur | Rural | Deevanur |
| 28 | Elavalapakkam | Rural | Thennerkunam |
| 29 | Endiyur | Rural | Endiyur |
| 30 | Eppakkam | Rural | Epakkam |
| 31 | Evalur | Rural | Evalur |
| 32 | Ezhaoi | Rural | Sithani |
| 33 | Ganapathipattu | Rural | Ganapathipattu |
| 34 | Guruvammapettai | Rural | Endiyur |
| 35 | Ichcheri | Rural | Keelgudalure |
| 36 | Ilamangalam | Rural | Elamangalam |
| 37 | Iraiyanur | Rural | Eraiyanur |
| 38 | Jaggampettai | Rural | Jaggampettai |
| 39 | Janakipettai | Rural | Kattalai |
| 40 | Kadavambakkam | Rural | Kadavambakkam |
| 41 | Kadur (S) | Rural | Olakkur |
| 42 | Kalavay (Then) | Rural | Thenkalavaii |
| 43 | Kalavoi (Vada) | Rural | Vadakalavai |
| 44 | Kallakolathur | Rural | Kallakolathur |
| 45 | Kalpakkam | Rural | Melmavilangai |
| 46 | Kambur | Rural | Kambur |
| 47 | Kanniyam | Rural | Kanniyam |
| 48 | Karanavur | Rural | Jaggampettai |
| 49 | Karikambattu | Rural | Padheri |
| 50 | Karuppur | Rural | Kilmannur |
| 51 | Karuvapakkam | Rural | Karuvambakkam |
| 52 | Kattalai | Rural | Kattalai |
| 53 | Kattupunjai | Rural | Vadakalavai |
| 54 | Kattusiviri | Rural | Kattusiviri |
| 55 | Kaveripakkam | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 56 | Kenipattu | Rural | Kenipattu.T |
| 57 | Kidangal | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 58 | Kiladanur | Rural | Keelathanur |
| 59 | Kiledayalam | Rural | Kiledaiyalam |
| 60 | Kilgudalur | Rural | Keelgudalure |
| 61 | Kilkaranai | Rural | Purangarai |
| 62 | Kilmalayanur | Rural | Dhadapuram |
| 63 | Kilmannur | Rural | Kilmannur |
| 64 | Kilmavilangai | Rural | Kilmavilangai |
| 65 | Kilnemili | Rural | Kilmannur |
| 66 | Kilpasar | Rural | Kilpazar |
| 67 | Kilsevur | Rural | Kilsevur |
| 68 | Kilsevur R.F. | Rural | Kilsevur |
| 69 | Kilsithamur | Rural | Kilsithamur |
| 70 | Kirandipuram | Rural | Grandipuram |
| 71 | Kodiam | Rural | Kodiyam |
| 72 | Kodima | Rural | Kodima |
| 73 | Kollar | Rural | Kollar |
| 74 | Kolliyankunam | Rural | Kolliyankunam |
| 75 | Konalur | Rural | Konalur |
| 76 | Konamangalam | Rural | Konamangalam |
| 77 | Koochikolathur | Rural | Koochikolathur |
| 78 | Kovadi | Rural | Kovadi |
| 79 | Kunnappakkam | Rural | Kunnapakkam |
| 80 | Kuralur | Rural | Thenalapakkam |
| 81 | Kuramparam R.F. | Rural | Kandadu |
| 82 | Kutteripattu | Rural | Kootteripattu |
| 83 | Mailam | Rural | Mailam |
| 84 | Mambakkam | Rural | Mambakkam |
| 85 | Mandaperumpakkam | Rural | Kunnapakkam |
| 86 | Mangalam | Rural | Mangalam |
| 87 | Mannampoondi | Rural | Agoor |
| 88 | Manoor | Rural | Manur |
| 89 | Marakkanam R.F. | Rural | Alankuppam |
| 90 | Mavilangai (Mel) | Rural | Melmavilangai |
| 91 | Meladhanur | Rural | Meladhanur |
| 92 | Melpakkam | Rural | Melpakkam |
| 93 | Melpettai | Rural | Melpettai |
| 94 | Melsiviri | Rural | Melsiviri |
| 95 | Molasur | Rural | Munnur |
| 96 | Muppuli | Rural | Muppuli |
| 97 | Naduvanandal | Rural | Naduvanandhal |
| 98 | Nagavaram | Rural | Vadasiruvalur |
| 99 | Nallamur | Rural | Nallamoor |
| 100 | Nallathur | Rural | Nallathur |
| 101 | Nangunam | Rural | Nallathur |
| 102 | Naramagani | Rural | Atchipakkam |
| 103 | Nedumozhianur | Rural | Nedimozhiyanur |
| 104 | Neduntondi | Rural | Athipakkam |
| 105 | Nerkunam (Then) | Rural | Thennerkunam |
| 106 | Nettiyur | Rural | Palakuppam |
| 107 | Neykuppi | Rural | Neikuppi |
| 108 | Nolambur | Rural | Nolambur |
| 109 | Olakkur Kilpadi | Rural | Olakkur |
| 110 | Olakkur Melpadi | Rural | Melpettai |
| 111 | Ommandur | Rural | Omandur |
| 112 | Ongur | Rural | Ongur |
| 113 | Padamangalam | Rural | Kenipattu.T |
| 114 | Padirapuliyur | Rural | Pathirapuliyur |
| 115 | Padiri | Rural | Padheri |
| 116 | Palakuppam | Rural | Palakuppam |
| 117 | Palapattu | Rural | Palapattu |
| 118 | Pallipakkam | Rural | Pallipakkam |
| 119 | Pampundi | Rural | Pampoondi |
| 120 | Panaiyur | Rural | Panaiyur |
| 121 | Panchalam | Rural | Panchalam |
| 122 | Pangalathur | Rural | Pangulathur |
| 123 | Pasiyar (Then) | Rural | Thenpasar |
| 124 | Pattanam | Rural | Pattanam |
| 125 | Peradikuppam | Rural | Melperadikuppam |
| 126 | Peradikuppam (Kil) | Rural | Vengai |
| 127 | Peramandur East | Rural | Peramandur |
| 128 | Peramandur West | Rural | Peramandur |
| 129 | Perani | Rural | Perani |
| 130 | Perapari | Rural | Vadampoondi |
| 131 | Periathatchur | Rural | Periathachur |
| 132 | Periyathatchur South | Rural | Periathachur |
| 133 | Pulaiyur | Rural | Neikuppi |
| 134 | Puliyanur | Rural | Puliyanur |
| 135 | Purangarai | Rural | Purangarai |
| 136 | Puttanandal | Rural | Vellimedupettai |
| 137 | Rettanai | Rural | Rettanai |
| 138 | Rettanai East | Rural | Rettanai |
| 139 | Rosanai | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 140 | Salai | Rural | Salai |
| 141 | Salavadi | Rural | Salavadi |
| 142 | Saram | Rural | Saram |
| 143 | Sattanur | Rural | Sathanur |
| 144 | Sembakkam | Rural | Sembakkam |
| 145 | Senalur | Rural | Kilbuderi |
| 146 | Sendamangalam | Rural | Sendamangalam |
| 147 | Sendiyampakkam | Rural | Sendiyampakkam |
| 148 | Senjikothamangalam | Rural | Se. Kothamangalam |
| 149 | Singanikuppam | Rural | Dhadapuram |
| 150 | Singanur | Rural | Singanur |
| 151 | Siruvalur (Vada) | Rural | Vadasiruvalur |
| 152 | Sitteripattu | Rural | Sathanur |
| 153 | Soliasokkulam | Rural | Kodima |
| 154 | Taludali | Rural | Thaludali |
| 155 | Taniyal | Rural | Thaniyal |
| 156 | Tengapakkam | Rural | Vairapuram |
| 157 | Tennalapakkam | Rural | Thenalapakkam |
| 158 | Tennampundi | Rural | Kunnapakkam |
| 159 | Thenkulapakkam | Rural | Thenkolapakkam |
| 160 | Tindivanam | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 161 | Ural | Rural | Ural |
| 162 | V. Nallalam | Rural | Nallalam .V |
| 163 | V. Panchalam | Rural | Nallalam .V |
| 164 | Vadampundi | Rural | Vadampoondi |
| 165 | Vairapuram | Rural | Vairapuram |
| 166 | Vandarampundi | Rural | Kilmannur |
| 167 | Varagapattu | Rural | Annamputhur |
| 168 | Veedur West | Rural | Veedur |
| 169 | Velangampadi | Rural | Vilangampadi |
| 170 | Veliyanur | Rural | Veliyanur |
| 171 | Vellimedupettai | Rural | Vellimedupettai |
| 172 | Vempundi | Rural | Palakuppam |
| 173 | Vengai | Rural | Vengai |
| 174 | Vengandur | Rural | Venganthur |
| 175 | Venmaniyathur | Rural | Venmaniyathur |
| 176 | Vidur | Rural | Veedur |
| 177 | Vilukkam | Rural | Villukkam |
| 178 | Vittalapuram | Rural | Vittalapuram |
Population of Tindivanam Taluka
According to the 2011 Census, Tindivanam Taluka had a total population of 4,46,682 people living in 1,05,834 households. The population comprised 2,23,525 males and 2,23,157 females, with an average population density of 449 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 4,46,682 | 3,51,852 | 94,830 |
| Male Population | 2,23,525 | 1,76,189 | 47,336 |
| Female Population | 2,23,157 | 1,75,663 | 47,494 |
| Total Households | 1,05,834 | 83,460 | 22,374 |
| Population Density | 449 / km² | 376 / km² | 1,595 / km² |
Tindivanam Taluka had 2,97,702 literate people and 48,842 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 1,47,460 and 6,165 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 48,842 | 38,513 | 10,329 |
| Literate Population | 2,97,702 | 2,25,923 | 71,779 |
| Illiterate Population | 1,48,980 | 1,25,929 | 23,051 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 1,47,460 | 1,27,605 | 19,855 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 6,165 | 5,566 | 599 |
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.