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About Sethukal Village

Sethukal is a small village in Paramakudi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 204, made up of 91 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,242 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sethukal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sethukal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Paramakudi
Pincode 625705
Area (hectares) 342.93 hectares
Population 204
Male Population 91
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,242
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sethukal compares

By the 2011 count Sethukal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents. Its 342.93 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 992.

Getting to Sethukal

Sethukal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sethukal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sethukal from other places

Sethukal lies about 18 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, about 16 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 Sethukal
Nearest railway station Sattirakkudi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Paramakudi 18 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 18 km

Villages closest to Sethukal

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 Sethukal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sethukal village had a population of 204. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents.

Sethukal village has 91 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sethukal has about 1242 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Sethukal is 625705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sethukal covers 342.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sethukal is Sattirakkudi, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sethukal.

Sethukal is about 18 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sethukal is in Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Sattirakkudi is about 16 km away. Paramakudi is about 18 km away. Ramanathapuram is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kottakudi (under 2 km), Manakudi (1.7 km) and Koluvur (2.8 km).

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

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