Chinnasalem

Chinnasalem சின்னசேலம்
Town Panchayat
Sunset on chinnasalem lake,
Chinnasalem Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11°38′58″N 78°51′36″E / 11.649546°N 78.859863°E / 11.649546; 78.859863Coordinates: 11°38′58″N 78°51′36″E / 11.649546°N 78.859863°E / 11.649546; 78.859863
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Area
• Total	13.60 km2 (5.25 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	25,106
• Density	1,435.2205/km2 (3,717.204/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	606201
Telephone code	04151
Vehicle registration	TN-15

Chinnasalem is a taluk-panchayat town in Viluppuram district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is also the headquarters of Chinnasalem taluk.

As of 2001 India census, Chinnasalem had a population of 19519. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Chinnasalem has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 50.5%; with male literacy of 78% and female literacy of 50%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Chinnasalem is a Town Panchayat in district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Chinnasalem city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Chinnasalem Town Panchayat has population of 25,106 of which 12,291 are males while 12,815 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 2534 which is 10.09% of total population of Chinnasalem (TP). In Chinnasalem Town Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 1043 against state average of 996. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Chinnasalem is around 936 compared to Tamil Nadu state average of 943. Literacy rate of Chinnasalem city is 81.37% higher than state average of 80.09%. In Chinnasalem, Male literacy is around 88.95% while female literacy rate is 74.18%.

Chinnasalem Town Panchayat has total administration over 6,181 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

The economy of Chinnasalem is primarily agricultural, including cultivation of Rice, Tapioca, Cotton, Vegetables, Dairy Farming, and Turmeric. Chinnasalem's weekly market serves the surrounding village areas.

It has more than 30 rice mills in and arround the areas, which are the major source of employment. Chinnasalem rice producers won "Gem of India" award, honored by Government of India for the quality rice production.

It also has sago factories producing Sago from tapioca. The rice bran oil produced here . Chinnasalem is also known for its wood crafts. These industrial exports are shipped to other parts of the state and internationally. There are thousand no of paddy harvesters who are going to cultivate paddy in all over Tamil Nadu and other south Indian states. There are a lot of land grabbing cases where property is sold without clear titles by prominent middle men. The land grabbers are cunning middle men who pretend to help helpless families (who have some family disputes) and these conmen act as good samaritan and capitalise on distress/illegal contracts.