Skip to main content

About Ettimangalam Village

Ettimangalam is a large village in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,301, made up of 1,168 males and 1,133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ettimangalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ettimangalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Melur
Pincode 625105
Area (hectares) 470.29 hectares
Population 2,301
Male Population 1,168
Female Population 1,133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ettimangalam compares

By the 2011 count Ettimangalam is the 44th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 470.29 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Ettimangalam

Ettimangalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ettimangalam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ettimangalam from other places

Ettimangalam lies about 27 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 25 km away. 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 Ettimangalam
Tehsil headquarters Melur 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Silaiman 25 km
District headquarters Madurai 27 km

Villages closest to Ettimangalam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Melur 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 Ettimangalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Ettimangalam village had a population of 2,301. That makes it the 44th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Ettimangalam village has 1,168 males and 1,133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ettimangalam has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Ettimangalam is 625105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ettimangalam covers 470.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ettimangalam falls under Melur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ettimangalam is Silaiman, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ettimangalam.

Ettimangalam is about 27 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ettimangalam is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Melur is about 4.3 km away. Silaiman is about 25 km away. Madurai is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pudusukkampatti (1.9 km), Arasappanpatti (2.0 km) and Kavathayampatti (2.2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.