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About Ettivayal Village

Ettivayal is a mid sized village in Paramakudi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,983, made up of 1,000 males and 983 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 845.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ettivayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ettivayal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Paramakudi
Pincode 623527
Area (hectares) 845.35 hectares
Population 1,983
Male Population 1,000
Female Population 983
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ettivayal compares

By the 2011 count Ettivayal is the 31st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents. Its 845.35 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Ettivayal

Ettivayal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ettivayal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ettivayal from other places

Ettivayal lies about 10 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, about 4.2 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 Ettivayal
Nearest railway station Sattirakkudi 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Paramakudi 10 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 10 km

Villages closest to Ettivayal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ettivayal village had a population of 1,983. That makes it the 31st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents.

Ettivayal village has 1,000 males and 983 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ettivayal has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Ettivayal is 623527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ettivayal covers 845.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ettivayal falls under Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ettivayal is Sattirakkudi, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Ettivayal is about 10 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ettivayal is in Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Sattirakkudi is about 4.2 km away. Paramakudi is about 10 km away. Ramanathapuram is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Seyyalur (under 2 km), Veppangulam (2.0 km) and Valangudi (4.0 km).

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

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