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 is a key part of the district's rural administration. Tindivanam is the main town for most villages within the taluka. 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.
The total area of the taluka is 995 km², including 936.02 km² rural area and 59.45 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 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
As per the Census 2011, Tindivanam Taluka has a total population of 4,46,682 people, consisting of 2,23,525 males and 2,23,157 females. There are 1,05,834 households in the taluka with an average population density of 449 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| 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 |
Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 2,97,702 literate people and 48,842 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 1,47,460 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 6,165 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) | 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.