About Rettaiyalam Village

Rettaiyalam is a mid sized village in Manamelkudi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 847, made up of 436 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 589.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614619, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rettaiyalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rettaiyalam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Pudukkottai
Tehsil	Manamelkudi
Pincode	614619
Area (hectares)	589.09 hectares
Population	847
Male Population	436
Female Population	411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rettaiyalam compares

By the 2011 count Rettaiyalam is the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,084 residents. Its 589.09 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Rettaiyalam

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

Rettaiyalam lies about 55 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Ayingudi, about 24 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 Rettaiyalam
Tehsil headquarters	Manamelkudi	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Ayingudi	24 km
Nearest town	Arantāngi	25 km
District headquarters	Pudukkottai	55 km

Villages closest to Rettaiyalam

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

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Common questions about Rettaiyalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Rettaiyalam village had a population of 847. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,084 residents.

Rettaiyalam village has 436 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rettaiyalam has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Rettaiyalam is 614619. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rettaiyalam covers 589.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rettaiyalam falls under Manamelkudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Rettaiyalam is Ayingudi, about 24 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 Rettaiyalam.

Rettaiyalam is about 55 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rettaiyalam is in Manamelkudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Manamelkudi is about 9.1 km away. Ayingudi is about 24 km away. Arantāngi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.