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About Esanai Village

Esanai is a small village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 120 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Esanai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Esanai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608201
Area (hectares) 152.32 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 120
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Esanai compares

By the 2011 count Esanai is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 152.32 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Esanai

Esanai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Esanai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Esanai from other places

Esanai lies about 45 km from Cuddalore. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Esanai
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 6.5 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 45 km

Villages closest to Esanai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chidambaram tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Esanai

As per the Census of India 2011, Esanai village had a population of 245. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Esanai village has 120 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Esanai has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Esanai is 608201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Esanai covers 152.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Esanai falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Esanai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Esanai.

Esanai is about 45 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Esanai is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Chidambaram is about 6.5 km away. Cuddalore is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sengalmedu (under 2 km), Tuniseramedu (1.5 km) and Pungudi (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Esanai today is likely to be higher.

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