Chettiarpatti is a panchayat town in Virudhunagar district

Virudhunagar District

Virudhunagar District is an administrative district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. Virudhunagar is the district headquarters. Virudhunagar district was formed from parts of Tirunelveli and Madurai districts....

  in the state of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

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India

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Demographics

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Census

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, Chettiarpatti had a population of 13,508. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Chettiarpatti has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 75% and female literacy of 58%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.